JOHN ARIAIL A Research Diary, Book 3.

ORIGIN OF THE FAMILY NAME ARIAIL

 Although the Ariail Family believes, and rightly so, that our ancestors came from France, we may not have realized as yet the true origin of our ancient family.  During the course of my investigations of our family, I had the privilege of talking with a man who has studied the origination of family names. Upon hearing me pronounce the name Ariail, he immediately stated that the name was Hebrew. This astounded me. I even insisted that the name was of French origin, but he persisted in informing me that the name was originally Hebrew in nature.  During our recent visit to France, we noted that approximately 85-90% of the time, the name Ariail was spelled Ariel in the French Documents; however, it could be spelled as many as three different ways in the same document. It was almost like the family member would spell it correctly for the writer of the document and when he repeated the name, it would have a different spelling. With all this data we have, we cannot distinguish between the spellings to prove that there are different families that spelled the name different ways. Since the name Ariail is so very unique, it is presently felt that we are looking a family name whose spelling has mutated over the centuries because of various reasons, but whose European spelling is almost always Ariel. King James scribes also used the translation Ariel in their writings.  With the above knowledge I had accumulated from the trip to France and talking to the supposedly expert on origin of names, I decided to look at one of the oldest documents that is known to mankind -- "The Holy Bible" -- to see if I could come up with a Hebrew equivalent of the family name Ariail. I felt that if I could find some connection between the Bible and our family, and believing that every word in the Bible is inspired by God and absolutely true, that such a find would be the most important discovery that anyone could ever make in tracing the roots of our family. This is what I found:  About the 5th century before Christ, the children of Israel were taken captive and taken to Persia. Eventually, Cyrus allowed some Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple. After Cyrus there was a king by the name of Artaxerx'es who allowed Ezra, the Priest (prophet), and his companions to return from Babylon to Jerusalem. Its all documented in the book of Ezra, so there is no use of me repeating it all here, but lets look at two verses and we will find that the name Ariail is, without doubt, Hebrew and that our ancestors were captives in Babylon and walked with the Prophet Ezra during the ancient Prophetic period of history. Quote: Ezra 8:15-16.  8:15 – “And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Aha'va, and there abode we in tents three days; and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.”  8:16 – “Then sent I for Elie'zer, for Ariel, for Shemai'ah, and for Elna'than, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechari'ah, and for Meshul'lam, chief men; also, for Joi'arib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.”  The Holy Bible tells us that not only did our ancestors walk with Ezra, but that Ariel was one of the chief men of their time. Regardless of what you think about the verbiage in this document, we have a heritage to be extremely proud of and we have a tremendous responsibility to walk uprightly before God and humanity as did our ancestors. Our Guidon was a man by the name of Ariel who walked with God and Ezra. He endured the hardships of captivity in Babylon and rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. Let us all endeavor to follow his example, no matter what the difficulties, so that we may become the 'guidon' for succeeding generations that will follow in our footsteps.

ROBERT ARIAIL, Cartoonist for The State. I have often heard there is a little Clown in all of us, and if this is so, Bob Ariail has exercised his talents to the fullest. Not only is he a gifted and very talented man, he has utilized these traits to their utmost extent. Already recognized in almost every category and the recipient of almost every award, he has again taken another trophy for his collection. See Family History Files for complete documentation on his awards. Robert was born May 30, 1955, the son of Robert Lee Ariail, Jr. His grandfather was Robert Lee Ariail, Sr., great grandfather, Albert Harrison Ariail, great great grandfather was Luke Ives Ariail, great great great grandfather was John Harvey Ariail of Connecticut and 4th great grandfather was believed to be Jean Baptiste Ariail of Nantes France, and 5th great grandfather, Charles Ariail of Nantes France. When you see headlines State Editorial Cartoonist Ariail Wins Top Award and Robert Ariail Takes Prestigious Honor, you know he has arrived. In March 1993, Pat Butler, Staff Writer for The State published the following article about Bob Ariail. -

State Editorial Cartoonist Ariail Wins Top Award Robert Ariail takes prestigious honor.

Robert Ariail, editorial cartoonist for The State, has won the 1992 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartoons, joining distinguished company that includes Jeff MacNelly of the Chicago Tribune, Don Wright of the Palm Beach Post and Doug Marlette of New York Newsday. Ariail, who also has won the National Headliner Award, said he was stunned when he found out he won the national award, especially considering that he is a non-syndicated cartoonist from a relatively small newspaper. "It meant a lot to win this award coming out of Columbia, South Carolina," Ariail said. "I'm unknown. They don't even know where we are." The judges in the 61-year-old contest cited Ariail's humor; his clean, concise style; and his "wonderful concepts and execution." "It's nice to know there are some really good cartoonists working at smaller dailies who can compete with the established movers and shakers in the cartoon world," the judges wrote. "Robert Ariail will be heard from, and for quite some time." Ariail, a Columbia native, has drawn cartoons for The State since 1984 and worked part time at the Columbia Record for three years before that. His cartoons have appeared in two collections, the sold-out "Ariail View" and the more recent "Ariail Attack!" which has sold more than 3,000 copies. Ariail submitted five cartoons to the contest. Included among them were his drawings substituting George Bush's head for the mysterious monuments on Easter Island. An archaeologist looking at the Bush heads asks: "But what does it mean? What does it stand for?" "Nobody knows," answers the other. "The enigma of both things was fitting," Ariail said. "Bush never knew what he stood for and neither did anybody else." Another cartoon addressed the topic of gays in the military. A gay soldier sleeps soundly in his bunk while other soldiers around him stare fearfully from their beds. "It was really a piece about the unwarranted fear of homosexuals in close quarters," Ariail said. "But people read it as anti-gay." Ariail said he hopes his provocative cartoons reflect, "What people are thinking out there, but not saying." He constantly receives complaints from readers who don't see the humor in his topics or object when "their ox is being gored." But criticism comes with the job, he said. "That's the whole point of editorial cartoons," he said, "to push the envelope, to get out the issues through some sort of distortion." Ariail, who spent Monday drawing a cartoon of Bobby Cremins leaving his Gamecock bride at the altar, hopes to become nationally syndicated soon. Eventually, he would like to start drawing a daily cartoon series, as editorial cartoonists such as MacNelly ("Shoe") and Marlette ("Kudzu") have done before him.

WILLIAM OSCAR ARIAIL It is not often that one comes into personal correspondence that dates back fifty years or more, but that is just what we have done in the case of William Oscar Ariail. When he and his wife died, they were buried in the Baxter Memorial Gardens in Newberry, S.C. with no stone to mark the gravesites. We are now in the process of attempting to locate their graves and mark them if at all possible. Not too long ago, one of his descendants contacted me and stated that she had some letters from William and was so graceful as to let me record them in our historical documents so that all will be able to know a little more about one of our early family members. Here is some of those letters:

From: W.O. Ariail, Newberry, S.C. Box 104. To: Mr. J.D. Rochester, Greenwood, S.C. R.F.D. #4 IMPORTANT, Postmarked Newberry, S.C. Sep 24, 8:30 p.m., 1942

Newberry, S.C. Box 104, Sept 25th

Mr. J.D. Rochester, Dear Nephew,

I drop you a few lines to let you hear from me. I came back home last Saturday from Inman. I am not much better than I was when I left your house. I was right poorly last week, but some better this week. I have taken about all my medicine but it doesn’t seem to do me much good if any it may yet. Donald, I am sending you two dollars in this letter on what I owe you. I just have to divide the payments I get so little I don't know how to start with it. I just got my check yesterday. Everything is so high I don't know how I am going to get through the winter. I don't see how I am going to get coal to burn and get enything else and they say they are going to have to cut us agane by the first of Jan. I don't know what I will do. I can't pay 4 dollars a month rent and live on nothing. Well I hope you won't think hard of me for not sending you all I owe you this time, but I done the best I could with what I had to do with. I will send you the other 175 (note: not in letter, believed to be $1.75) out of my next months check. I hope that will be satisfactory with you if need. It let me no and I will try to borrow it and send it to you and I want to thank you ever so much for kindness in letting me have the money and I hope the good Lord will bless you a bundantly. I hope this letter will finde you all well and feeling fine. Tell Joyce I sent the coupons off this week for that pencil with her name on it. I promised her I would get her one. She aught to get it next week sometime. Tell her I sure would love to see her and to write to me. Well I will close for this time. I intended to come back by there but I was feeling so bad I went the nearist way home, straight through from Spartanburg by Union Write and let me know if you get this letter and money. I close with lots of love to all. Be sure and write soon.

Your Uncle, W.O.A.

Miss Joyce Rochester Greenwood, S.C. Route 4 Postmarked: Spartanburg, Jun 24, 2 p.m., 1942 Post Card

My Dear Neice,

Just a line to let you hear from me. I am on my(note: not in letter -- 'way') home now. I will get there this eavening. I wish I could come by and see you. I want to get home. I have been gone nearly three weeks. I have had a very nice visit. I hope you have bin well. I hope I will get to come and see you agane before long...

Uncl Will

Miss Joyce Rochester Greenwood, S.C., Route 4 Postmarked: Newberry S.C., Jul 14, 4 p.m. 1942

July 14th Newberry, S.C. Route #3, Box 765

My Dear Neice,

I drop you a few lines in answer to your card I received a few days ago. I sure was glad to hear from you agane and to hear you was well. I am feeling pretty well today. I had a nice time on my trip while I was gone up to Incapan and Inman. Betty sure was proud to see me. I stayed nearly a week with her. I sure would a like to a stayed a week with you while you are out of school but dident want to stay too long to be expence on eny body. I sure did enjoy my little visit with you all and I hope I will get to come agane some time. Tell your mother and dad I sure woul (a lik to a ain) with them (in fla). Write soon.

Your Uncle, Will

To Joyce From Uncle Will Christmas 1941

This is a Christmas Card with the following verse:

For Your Christmas Many a gift may Christmas bring, Many an hour of cheer, And many a lovely memory, To carry through the year.

Another Christmas Card, Probably 1942

Greetings at Christmas Sincere and heartfelt wishes For your happiness at Christmas and during the coming year.

Uncle Will.

The following letter was in the above Christmas Card.

P.O. Box 104 Newberry, S.C. Dec 17, 1942

Dear Joyce, I received your letter and was glad to hear from you. I would have answered it sooner but I have been so sick that I couldn't write and I had to get Carolyn to write you these few lines. Your GrandMa & GrandPa & Aunt Florence (note: probably Florence McNeill) and Betty were down her Sat. and stayed a little while. I'm not doing as well now as I was when they were here. Tell your mother and daddy that I said for them to come to see me if they can and tell them to bring you. I hope that you all will have a very good Christmas although I know it won't be much of a Christmas with me unless I get a lot better than I am now. Tell all the folks hello for me and tell them to come to see me if and when they can. I close for this time.

Love, Your Uncle Will.

Miss Joyce Rochester Greenwood, S.C. Rout 4 Postmark: Newberry, S.C. Oct 10, 8:30 p.m., 1942

Newberry, S.C. P.O. Box 104 Sunday, Aug 9th, 1942

My Dear little Neice,

I dop you a few lines in answer to your card I received yesterday. I was glad to hear from you agane and to hear you was all well. I thank you for the invitation to come and spend my birthday with you and I am very sorry I can't come as bad as I want to come. I am not able to come. I have been readl sick all this week and I am no better this Sunday morning. I was in hopes when I got your card yesterday I would be able to come today, but I am not and I want to get to come. You don't know how much I hate not getting to come. I know you will be disappointed too. I have a swimming in my yead and nearly fall a heap of times and my heart is bothering me to. I am so weak I can't hardly go. I want to come mighty bad but I will have to get better before I can go eny where eny more. I hope I will soon get better. I have moved this week and I think done more work than I was able to do. I am living up stairs at 901 Main St. in Newberry. I moved here Tuesday. I like here much better than I did where I was living. I have got a good room and everything handy but I have to pay more than three times as much rent as I was paying. I have to pay a dollar a week where I was just one dollar a month. I don't know whether I can pay it or not. It sure is going to be hard. They cut me three dollars a month when I got my July check. I will have mighty little to live on. Well, I will come to a close for this time as I don't feel like writing. I sure wish I was well and up there with you today. I don't care so much about the birthday. The pleasure of being with you is all I care about and all the rest too. I just like to come and be with you all. Say, get your mother to let you come down and spend a week with me and Sarah. We sure would be proud to have you. I hope I will be able to come up and spend a few days with you before school starts. Write and tell me when your school starts. I will close with love to all and just lots of love to you. I wish I could see you. I am sick and lonely. I remain your devoted Uncle.

Will Write read soon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

P.O. Box 104 Newberry, S.C.

Miss Joyce Rochester Greenwood, S.C. Postmark: Augusta, Mar 30, 5 p.m. 1942, GA

Newberry, S.C. Route 3, Box 265 July 28th

My Dear Little Neice,

I received your card this week and I sure was glad to hear you agane. I had begun to think you wasent going to write eny more. You waited so long I dident know you was gone off. I am glad you had a good time. I would a like verry much to a bin up there with you. Your Aunt Grace & two little girls Edna and Barbra came home with me and stayed till yesterday. Grace came after them Saturday. The girls stayed nearly five weeks just like two days staying five weeks. They were a heap of company and pleasure to me. I sure do miss them since they left. I am so lonesome I can't hardly stay here. I sure would like to be up at your house with you tonight. I wouldent be lonesome. Well, I am sorry they are not going to have the dinner, not that I ccere much about the dinner, but the pleasure I would have in being there with you and all the rest that would be there. I don't cere much about big dinners eny more. I am sending you a little birth day card and wishing you a very happy birth day and many many more. I would love to be up there with you. I sure would love to see you. Well, I will close for this time with lots of love. I remain your Uncle Will

X X X X X X X Answer soon X X X X X X p.s. I am sending you one of last pictures I have had made and which maybe the last I will every have made. You can look at it after I have passed a way and say that is one Greate Uncle that dearly loved me when I was a little girl and I sure do and you know I love you don't you. If there is eny body young or old in this wourld that loves more than I do you, I don't know who it is. Keep the picture if you cere to have it. When you are grown you will appreciate it more than you will now. Agane, wishing you a happy birthday. I close your devoted Uncle

Will. Note: Uncle Will died Jan 22, 1943, less than 6 months after this letter was written.

An envelope was recovered with following data on it.

Miss Joyce Rochester Greenwood, S.C. R.F.D. #4 Postmark: Ninety Six, Feb 11, 8 p.m., S.C. 194?

Miss Dorothy Rochester Greenwood, S.C. Rout 4 Postmark: Newberry, S.C. Jul 28, 2 p.m. 1942

From: W.O. Ariail Newberry, S.C.

This was a birthday card with the following inscription:

A Happy Birthday and Happiness Always

There's not room for my good wishes Why -- I've got a ton or more And I've left them with these violets Right at your front door.

Miss Joyce Rochester Route #4 Greenwood, S.C. Postmark: Newberry S.C. Dec 17 4:30 p.m., 1942

This was an Easter Card from Uncle Will.

An Easter Wish for you Lo, I Am with You Always, Matt. 28:20

In the hopeful inspiration Easter's message always brings May your heart Anew be lifted To the thoughts of holy things, Then, descending like the sunshine From the springtime skies of blue May His many wondrous blessings one by one bring joy to you!

From: uncle Will

Newberry, S.C. Box 104 Sunday, Oct. 11th

My Dearest Little Neice, I write you few lines in answer to your card I recived a few days ago. Sure was glad to hear from you agane. I am always glad to hear from you as I can't get to see you often. I sure would love to be up there with you this Sunday morning. I am verry lonesome. If I was up there with you I wouldent be lonesome. Sarah stayed with me last night. She stays with me every Saturday night. Sarah is going to school agane this session and is getting along all right. So far her eyes isent giving her eny trouble. I hope it will be so she can continure to go. Srah said to tell you she sure would love to see you. She said to get your mother to let you come down and spend Saturday and Sunday with her and me some time soon. We will give you a real good time and I will go back with you and spend the night on Sunday night. I hope they will let you come. It wont cost but about 30 or 35 cts to come down here on the buss half fare and we will meet you at buss station. I think they could let you come and spend the night. Eny way, well I still love you as good as ever and wish I could see you. Tell your mother and dad I am lopoking for them down some Sunday before long and I want them to be sure and come. They haven't bin down here in over a year. I think they could run down and see me once and a while. Eny way, well I will come to a close for this time. Give my love and regards to all and keep just lots of love for your self. I remain your devoted Uncle

Will Write me againe soon.

ARIAL CHAPEL TO OBSERVE MOTHERS DAY Pekins Sentinel, May 8, 1930 -- (Note: Family name spelled two ways in this document)

Ariail Memorial Chapel, will observe Mothers Day, Sunday May 11, at eleven o'clock. Mrs. A.F. McKissiek of Greenville will be the speaker for the occasion. A cordial invitation is extended to the public.

THOMAS HAMILTON BOGGS, husband of Kate Archer Ariail Note: It was extremely difficult to imagine just was going on with this family until several examinations of this newspaper article. Although we are still not exactly sure, it now appears there is an explanation as to why Thomas Hamilton Boggs is buried at Old Liberty Cemetery, his wife Kate Archer Ariail Boggs Andrews is buried in Atlanta, and her 2nd husband, Otis Andrews, is buried elsewhere in a yet to be determine grave. This is what I now think -- There is a possibility that Thomas Hamilton Boggs was a drinker and that he and Kate had divorced, or at least not living together, when he died in Florida. Kate, being married a 2nd time, but, buried by herself in Atlanta would indicate that Otis Andrews is perhaps buried with his first wife, if in fact he was previously married. While we were searching for the grave of Thomas Hamilton Boggs in the Old Liberty Cemetery, an elderly lady went with us and attempted to find the grave, but the only graves we could find was the family plot. There is an unmarked grave in the family plot and the elderly historian stated it was the grave of a 'drunk' and she did not believe it to be that of Thomas Hamilton Boggs. I believe she based this on the fact that she knew that Thomas Hamilton Boggs was the brother of the Honorable Julius Boggs, a prominent attorney and highly respected citizen of the Upstate Region of South Carolina, and could not bring herself to believe that Thomas Hamilton Boggs could have been a drinker. The only people buried in the family plot is the mother of Thomas, and other members of the family. Thomas' father was killed in the Civil War and is not buried at Liberty. Closely examine this news article and see if you agree with me. The early death age of 44 and the wording that "in early life Mr. Boggs was married to Miss Kate Ariail" indicates that perhaps there were both health and marriage problems in the family.

Pickins Sentinel, Jul 24, 1902. Thomas H. Boggs Thomas H. Boggs died at his home in Fernandina, Florida, on Tuesday, July, 15th, Aged 44 years. The remains were laid to rest at Old Liberty cemetery Thursday following. In early life Mr. Boggs was married to Miss Kate Ariail, who, with two children survives him. Mr. Boggs was a brother of Hon. Julius E. Boggs of this place and leaves many friends and acquaintances who extend to the bereaved ones their sympathy.

ALBERT JEFFERSON WELBORN, husband of Elizabeth Climelia Ariail Albert was a politician, and just like all good politicians, they get into a jam every now and then and have to defend their position. Lets see how well he handled a situation when some of the citizens did not agree with what he had accomplished in his position with the county government.

Pickens Sentinel, June 19, 1902 Mr. Welborn Explains. Replying to some reference (referness) recently made in a communication to the Pickens Sentinel signed "Clod Knocker," I wish to say, by way of explanation, that the "trestle" lately built on the Pickens side on the approach to the Saluda, the Easley Bridge road was, so long as the wet weather prevailed, almost a necessity for the comfort and safety of travel, and moreover, this improvement was demanded by a majority of the neighborhood, well nigh all of them. Besides, as this matter come more directly under my supervision, I personally called upon Supervior Speegle of Greenville county and laid the matter before him, and as a result he agreed that Greenville county should pay half the expenses of building the Saluda trestle and Greenville county did pay half thereof. Since the erection of this 'trestle' we have had no floods or high waters and the value of this improvement has not yet been demonstrated, yet I believe that after high waters have been experienced the real benefits of this "trestle" to Pickens county travelers will be appreciated, especially when it is considered that Greenville county has borne half the expenses of an improvement made altogether on the Pickens county side.

Respectfully, A.J. Welborn.

Family Letters Concerning William Harrison Ariail Who Lived In Columbus Georgia

It is extremely interesting to learn, almost faster than we can document it in the historical files, information concerning our family. It seems that people, who don't even know us, learn of our efforts and continually send information to us. At times, we glean more from complete strangers than we do from family members. Such is the case of these letters. Take a look at what was sent to us. I will preamble the data with a letter sent to us by the person finding the letters.

Oct 28, 1999

In about 1981, my neighbor and I walked from our houses down Whitesville Road to the Boy Scout camp. Since there was a dumpster there, people in the neighborhood took trash there. On one of our walks, we discovered a steamer trunk so we came home to get the car and get the trunk. When I got home with it, I found these letters and the picture. Couldn't find the name in local phone books and just tucked them away. Hope you can figure something out about your family.

Camille Struckland

The next letter is about the funeral of Mr. Robert Lee Ariail, Sr., who died Mar 28, 1948 and is buried in the Willington Cemetery (site of old Presbyterian Church in the woods) of Willington, S.C.

From Mrs. A.H. Ariail Randleman N.C. P.O. Box H

(My address is Mrs. A.H. Ariail Randleman, N.C. P.O. Box H. c/o Mrs. Charlie Price)

To: Mr. Bobby Ariail Midland, Ga. Route #1

(Note On Envelope: "Funeral of Robert Lee Ariail, Sr." DGA)

Randleman, N.C. April 20th, 48

Dear Bill & Family, I wrote Bobby & he wrote me but I wrote to him last & I have not heard from him since I wrote to him. I was so glad to see you all. If you won't write to me, I love you all just the same. And I hope that this will find you all well & getting along alright. I had a bad spell with my heart last Tuesday, was a week ago & liked to have passed out. But I am up now & am feeling some better. Bill, Effie had a large number of pictures made of Bob's grave and she sent us all some & sent some for me to send you & Herman & Clyde & Charlie. Some I only sent Clyde & Charlie two apiece for I knew that you & Herman had children & you could give them all one a piece. If you wanted too. Poor Bob, he was a good man & he sure will be missed by all of us. He helped me along a lots. He sent me 25.00 before Christmas & he sent me 5.00 for Christmas. He sent me money all through the years, but he did not have but one son & he could afford to help me some. I had a letter from him about three weeks before he died telling me that he wanted me to know how sick he was & had been & I wrote & asked him if he wanted me to come & help wait on him. That I would come & do all that I could if I could help in any way, but he never did write me & the next thing I heard that he was dead. Bob was looking bad the last time I saw him, but I do hope that he is at rest and better off. He had a cancer of the stomach that is what killed him. Well, where is Bobby? We all fell in love with him. He is a fine boy & he seems to be a mighty sweet boy and I hope he will get to come to see us this summer & tell him to write to me. I have wrote him but he don't seem to answer Bill. I had some envelopes addressed to Bobby, so I am just putting the pictures of the grave & your letter in one of the envelopes that I had addressed to him. Hope that you will get them alright and write me & come to see us some times & bring the family. With lots of love to all from your loving mother.

Bye Bye Mrs. A.H. Ariail Note: Above letter is from Mrs. Mary P. Caldwell.

Postmarked Atlanta, Apr 11, 11:00 a.m. 1950 Air Mail

Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Ariail Rt #1 Midland, Georgia

10 April 1950

Dear Mom & Dad, I hope you had a nice Easter. It was sure pretty weather up here. I have still got a pretty bad cold, but it is loosing up a bit now. I hope it won't hang on too much longer. I will be home this weekend, and it will be either very late Friday night or early Saturday. The reason is that (Carmen & Gerry) are having a party Friday and I don't see how I can get out of going. I will call you Friday to let you know when I will be getting in. Have you been fishing lately? I hope the catfish will be biting when I get home. Maybe daddy will have better luck next time. Well take care of yourself and I will see you this weekend.

Love, Bobby

Postmark West Point, Ga. Jun 8, 3 P.M., 1950. Box 91 West Point Georgia

Mr. W.H. Ariail Rt. 1 (Midland) Georgia

By George! I'm late for your Birthday.

I know I'm late with good wishes But I will not tell you a lie... I just forgot to remember the date And your Birthday slipped right by!

Alice, Bernard, Charles, David and John Mark, age 3 months!

Postmark Randleman, N.C. Apr 7, 6 p.m., 1948

From: Mrs. Mary Ariail Randleman, N.C. P.O. Box H

To: Mr. Bobby Ariail Midland, Ga. Route #1

Randleman, N.C. April 7th, 48

My Dear Grandson, I read your mightly sweet letter & was so glad to hear from you & to know that you all got home alright. I was so sorry that we did not stay to see the grave all covered up & the flowers all put on it, but, we was like you all, we had a long ways to go like you all did. We had to go back to Randleman, so your uncle Clyde & Charlie could go back to work the next morning. They lives in Greensboro, N.C., 18 miles from Randleman, N.C. I am staying with your aunt Lillian Price now at present, but Bobby I liked to have passed out yesterday. I have high blood pressure and I had a bad spell with my heart and I liked to have not of stood it. I am never well, sick most all the time and you know that hot weather is bad on high blood pressure and heart trouble. I do wish that I could go & visit all of my children & grandchildren. I know that I would enjoy it, but anyway, I am going to look for you to come to see us this summer & bring your dad & mother if they will come. We will be so glad to see you & all the rest that will come. Tell your mother I sure was sorry that she was sick & not able to come to Bob's burrying. It sure was so sad. Bob's wife could have let us all of known that poor Bob was so sick & low as he was so we could have all gone to seen him. Bob was so good & nice to me. It was never a Christmas passed that he did not send me a large amount of money & through the summer, he was always sending me something that would help me along. I know that I will miss him. I had a letter from him about three weeks before he died & 5.00. He was so sweet to me. Well Bobby, ask your dad do he know if Bob had a vault at the grave to put his casket in. People mostly have vaults these days to put the caskets in. They use to use boxes in time gone by. Bob was not put away I know to have suited himself, for he was always so proud & wanted ever thing just right. If it was not, he did not feel right about it. He was put away very cheap, I thought. What did your dad think about it. I would like to have get to talk more than I did to your dad, but I thought that he would rather talk to uncle Clyde & Charlie & them, more so than me. Bobby, you sure are one sweet young man. Your aunt Lillian & Aunt Effie & Louise all thought so & you know that Grandmother sure did think so. Bobby, tell your dad that Grandmother did not know that he had all of that ham at his home. If I did I sure would have told him to send me some, being as I am not able to come & eat some of it. I guess you will have to send Grandmother a piece of home made ham. It have been a long time since I have had a piece of home made ham. I know that I would eat myself to death. I hope to get to see you all some old day by & by. Now tell all the girls hello for me & to write me & tell your dad to write me. I sure would like for us all to keep in touch with each other as long as we live, for life is short, as it is. Now you must be sure & write to me often as you can. I do hope that you won't have to go to the army & don't forget your Grandmother. With love to all and love & kisses to you. From your loving Grandmother.

Mrs. Mary Ariail Randleman, N.C. P.O. Box H

DAVID ARIAL A cousin of the U.S. Ariail Family.

A man by the name of David Arial attended the Ariail Family Reunion in July of 2000. He had received an invitation from us because of our belief that he was descended from Jean Baptiste Ariail and his first wife, Marie Louise Allard, from St. Charlesbourg, Canada. Our assumption is apparently correct because of information that David sent us following the family reunion. You will find supplemental information in the family history files. I am documenting the letter he forwarded because it shows a couple of things that will explain just why and how people moved from place to place during the early days of the settlement of both Canada and the Colonies. It is also of historical significance because it will assist in tracing one of the Ariail men who left Canada and eventually his descendents migrated to South Carolina.

9/2/2000 David Arial P.O. Box 791 Lexington S.C. 29071

James Patterson 332 Wesley Circle Toccoa, Ga 30577

Dear Cousin James,

Thank you for the information you sent on the Ariail line. I am enclosing a descendant chart with all the data I have compiled for generations 1, 2, and 3. It is everything I know - but I don't know if it is all true. Although the name Jean or John shows up all through the Ariail line, I cannot make the connection. My grandfather, Eugene Arial, 8/11/1895, was born in Colrain, Ma. I have it that his father Eugene Sr. was born 9/20/1852 (I have the date from Cora's datebook) in Ausable Falls (or Fork?), Clinton County, N.Y. John Arial, who married Anna Boisvert, should have been a grandson of *J.B. Ariail according to the timeline on your charts. It would seem the only likely candidates would be a son of Jean Louis, 1766, or possible Michael. Since Jean Baptiste Ariail, the elder's, great grandchildren were born from about 1836-1859. The family legend is that Eugene Sr. came to Turners Falls by floating down the Connecticut River on a log. He looks like he could have been a lumberman and they did float logs then. There were paper mill factories in Turners Falls, Ma. Also, Eugene Sr. may have had a previous marriage. There is (or seems to be) a sister, Phoebe, who died in the influenza epidemic of 1918, who was an adult in 1908-10. I am trying to get more information from my Aunt Eugenia.

Yours in Cousinhood, David Arial

The French Canadians, 1600-1900.

The following is a list of the early Ariail family members living in Canada. It is being documented in order that we may work with our French Cousins living in Canada in an attempt to better locate and document the early descendents of Jean Baptiste Ariail and his first wife, Marie Louise Allard. Although there was a family, as early as the 1600's, living in Canada that spelled the name 'Arel', we should not discount all the names spelled Arel as being from that family. Some that spelled the name that way were actually descendents of Jean Baptiste Ariail and Marie Louise Allard. With this in mind, lets take a look at these early cousins:

Areal, N, printer, living in 1891 in Montreal,(PQ448-370) Arei, Benoni, living in 1861 in Bourqmarie (Est)(PQ380-6) Arel, (?), living in 1781 in Montreal (l'Ile de), (PQ1-223) Arel, (?), living in 1861 in Deux Montagnes (Lac), (PQ130-33) Arel, (?), painter, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Arel, Andre, shoe maker, living in 1871 in Iberville, (PQ2-1001) Arel, Andre, shoe maker, living in 1891 in Iberville, (PQ471-170) Arel, Antoine, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-7) Arel, Benoni, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-6) Arel, Chrysante, living in 1861 in Lasalle, (PQ134-23) Arel, D, bucher, living in 1891 in Quebec City, (PQ471-425) Arel, Delphis, bucher, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Arel, Felix, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-9) Arel, Ferdinand, grocer, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Arel, Ferdinand P, painter, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Arel, Francois, living in 1861 in Yamaska, (PQ41-32) Arel, Francois, living in 1861 in Yamaska, (PQ41-34) Arel, Hubert, living in 1861 in Deguir, (PQ386-5) Arel, Isaac, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-10) Arel, Isaac, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-12) Arel, Jean Baptiste, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-7) Arel, Jean Baptiste, living in 1861 in Deguir, (PQ386-10) Arel, Jean Baptiste, grocer, living in 1891 in Quebec City, (PQ471-425) Arel, Jean Louis, boat man, living in 1871 in Sorel, (PQ2-1372) Arel, Joseph, living in 1781 in Montreal (l'Ile de), (PQ1-214) Arel, Joseph, living in 1781 in Montreal (l'Ile de), (PQ1-422) Arel, Joseph, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-6) Arel, Joseph, living in 1861 in Deguir, (PQ386-5) Arel, Joseph, carter, living in 1891 in Montreal, (PQ448-369) Arel, Joseph, living in 1861 in Bleury, (PQ70-8) Arel, Leon, victualler, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Arel, Leon, millwright, living in 1871 in St. Zephirin, (PQ2-1490) Arel, Leon, elevator operator, living in 1891 in Montreal, (PQ448-369) Arel, Louis, laborer, living in 1871 in Trois Rivieres, (PQ2-1501) Arel, Louis, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-6) Arel, Louis, living in 1861 in Bourqmarie (Est), (PQ380-6) Arel, Louis, living in 1861 in Deguir, (PQ386-14) Arel, Louis, living in 1861 in Yamaska, (PQ413-23) Arel, Louis, living in 1861 in Yamaska, (PQ413-24) Arel, Louis, living in 1861 in St-Francois-du-Lac (PQ435-16) Arel, Louis, living in 1861 in St-Francis-du-Lac (PQ436-7) Arel, Ludger, bucher, living in 1871 in Trois Rivieres, (PQ2-1501) Arel, Marie-Louise, married in 1796 in Sault-au-Recollet, (PQ457-368) Arel, Michel, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-6) Arel, Michel, living in 1861 in Bonsecours, (PQ71-3) Arel, Michel (Sr), living in 1861 in Bourqmarie (Est), (PQ380-6) Arel, Oliver, laborer, living in 1871 in River David, (PQ2-1358) Arel, Olivier, living in 1861 in Deguir, (PQ386-5) Arel, Onezime, living in 1861 in Deguir, (PQ386-5) Arel, Pauline, living in 1861 in Lasalle, (PQ134-32) Arel, Pierre, living in 1861 in Lasalle, (PQ134-31) Arel, Pierre, living in 1861 in Lasalle, (PQ134-32) Arel, Pierre, living in 1861 in Sault-St-Louis, (PQ58-9) Arel, S, bucher, living in 1891 in Quebec City, (PQ471-425) Arel, Seraphin (Jr), bucher, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Arel, Seraphin (Mrs), living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Arel, Theophile, laborer, living in 1871 in Iberville, (PQ2-1001) Arel, Theophile, living in 1861 in Bourgmarie (Est), (PQ380-9) Arele, Leon, living in 1861 in Montreal (L'isle), (PQ120-80) Arelle, (Mrs) (widow), living in 1781 in Montreal (l'Ile de), (PQ1-122) Arelle, Luc, living in 1861 in Beauharnois, (PQ65-83) Arelle, Ludger, living in 1861 in Beauharnois, (PQ65-23) Arelle, Oliver, living in 1861 in Beauharnois, (PQ65-83) Ariail, Jean, married in 1761 in Charlesbourg, (PQ442-51) Arial, Laurent, living in 1861 in Fief des Recollets, (PQ172-25) Ariale, Marie-Louise, married in 1780 in St-Denis-Richelieu, (PQ457-410) Ariel, Antoine, trader, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Ariel, Gabriel, trader, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Ariel, Jean Baptiste, trader, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Ariel, Joseph Lusignan, living in 1861 in Saint-Denis, (PQ37-17) Ariel, Laurent, baker, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Ariel, Louis, trader, living in 1871 in Quebec, (PQ2-1266) Ariel, Michel, living in 1861 in Lasalle, (PQ134-22)

Note: I have not checked the documents, however, I am wondering if the entry above "Arelle, (Mrs) (widow), living in 1781 in Montreal (l'Ile de), (PQ1-122) would pertain to Marie Louise Allard, wife of Jean Baptiste Ariail.

THE PATTERSON CLAN

There are always interesting articles about almost every family. In our quest to find historical information pertaining to the Ariail family, we happened to run across some interesting data pertaining to a satellite family of the Ariail Clan ---- the Patterson Clan. Look at this article from Aug 10, 1889 and see what it says.

THE PATTERSON’S

It is known only to a few that Hart county can boast of having within her borders, citizens through whose veins flows blood that is closely and directly akin to the great Napoleon Bonapart. Jerome Bonaparte, a brother to the great Napoleon, while on a visit to America, in the city of Baltimore many years ago, acquainted with a young lady whose maiden name was Elizabeth Patterson, being the daughter of a rich, aristocratic merchant prince of that city. The acquaintance ripened into marriage, which was followed by a divorce at the command of Napoleon. Jerome and Elizabeth had an only son, Jerome Patterson Bonapart, whose two are the purest representatives of the American family. But there is living in Hart county, today, some of the Patterson family, whose father was a brother to "Billy" Patterson, the father of Elizabeth Bonaparte, thereby making them an own first cousin to the nephew of great Napoleon. "Billy" Patterson at one time was in possession of a vast amount of land lying in Hart and Franklin counties. Where the town of Martin, on the E.A.L. railroad now is, he owned over 7,000 acres in one body. And where Hartwell campground now is, he owned another vast estate. At this place he gave to his nephew, Ben Patterson --- who almost every one knows --- one hundred acres of land, a portion of which Ben cleared up and cultivated for a while, using water from the spring now used by the tent holders at that place. Billy Patterson who was very wealthy for one at that time, made a will disposing of his vast estate. That will, in his own handwriting, is now on file and record at Carnesville. It is a very eccentric document indeed, comprising about seventy-five pages of fools cap paper, and has, as yet, never been fully executed. Any one who wishes to read his curious will has only to call on the clerk of the superior court at Carnesville. Elizabeth Patterson died a few years back, in Baltimore. What a sad picture to look upon. Josephine and Elizabeth the two divorced wives of the two brothers, whose name once threw the whole world into convulsion, and had it in his own grasp. Uncle Ben Patterson is now in the poor house of Hart County, showing the great difference and distance between Napoleon Bonaparte in the height of his glory and some of his nephew's cousins. Hartwell Sun.

Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Bob Ariail

The following article appeared in the Anderson Independent-Mail concerning one of our family members.

Harris sentenced to 2 years in jail Jury hands down verdict of involuntary manslaughter in shooting of police officer.

Cory Harris was sentenced to 25 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter Sunday after a Greenville County jury decided he was responsible for the death of sheriff's deputy Marcus Whitfield but didn't intend to kill him. Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Bob Ariail had sought the death penalty. The jury of five men and seven women, which had been on the verge of a mistrial after being deadlocked for 11 hours Saturday, returned verdicts at the end of two hours of further deliberation Sunday. The decision at the end of an exhausting two-week trial left families on both sides of courtroom in tears and each questioning whether justice had been served in the case. "I've seen children like Cory," Mr. Whitfield's mother, Melita, a teacher at an alternative school in Easley, told the judge. "It's the attitude they have. They think they can just get away with it. Nobody ever holds them accountable for what they do." Harris showed no reaction when the verdicts of manslaughter and assault and battery on two other officers were read. Greenville County Public Defender John Mauldin showed a momentary spasm of shock. Harris later said he respected the jury's decision. Circuit Judge John W. Kittredge sentenced the 21-year-old Greenville native to one five-year term for manslaughter and two consecutive 10-year terms for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature for injuries received by two other deputies. "The jury has chosen to show mercy," the judge said. "I will impose the maximum sentence under the law for each offense." Marcus Whitfield, a 27-year-old Anderson native, was shot once in the back of the head as officers made an arrest outside a Greenville Waffle House last August after a fight broke out among a mob of nearly 300 people in the restaurant's parking lot. Witnesses said a car with Harris at the wheel drove toward officers in the middle of Roper Mountain Road and brushed deputy Lee Pack, who then fell to the ground and accidentally fired off two shots. One bullet hit deputy Anthony Proietta in the shoulder and the other one was never accounted for. The prosecution offered alternate theories that Harris had killed Mr. Whitfield in a drive-by shooting or that Harris had tried to run down officers and Mr. Whitfield was struck by a stray bullet. The defense argued that Harris was simply fleeing to safety. The jury, which had been sequestered for he duration of the trial, was taken away by State Law Enforcement Division Agents before they could be questioned about how they arrived at their decision. Harris escaped death row, but it was little comfort for members of his family who believed police and prosecutors had made Harris a "political scapegoat" for what they said was Mr. Whitfield's tragic but accidental death at the hands of another officer. "He didn't die, thank the Lord!" said cousin Reba Biggs outside the Greenville County Courthouse as Harris' father, two sisters and friends rushed away to avoid cameras. In the hopes of mitigating Harris punishment, Mr. Mauldin had related to the judge the story that when Harris was 10 months old, his mother had been murdered by a gunshot to the head as she held her son in her arms. Mr. Mauldin would not comment after the case, but inside the courtroom he said the police who never saw gunfire or a gun in Harris' car were telling the truth. "It's very sad and we have nothing else to say," he said. Mr. Ariail defended his "aggressive tactics" in the pursuit of the death penalty and his decision to offer the jury dual theories of Mr. Whitfield's death. He immediately called on legislators to create a second- degree murder statute that he said could have given the jury a tougher option than manslaughter. "The proof was difficult, therefore we anticipated from the beginning we may end up with a less than full verdict," he said. "This particular solicitor's office viewed a crime of this magnitude couldn't be ignored." The Whitfield’s said outside the courtroom they would try to move on from the disappointment. "He's smiling at us down from heaven," Melita Whitfield said. "Marcus loved life, he loved to live it to its fullest and he wants us to live ours." But Mr. Whitfield, who said the family had sought life in prison for Harris, feared the verdict would send a wrong message to gangs and other criminals in the Upstate. "Respect for law enforcement was not shown to the extent it needed to be shown in this case," he said.

NANTES AREA FRENCH ARIAILS IN 2001.

AigreFeuille sur Maine 44140 Pierre Arrial 7 la Viesaire Nantes 02 40 06 65 30

La Baule 44500 Henri Arel 2 av Charmes 02 40 60 17 02

Blain 44130 Gilles Arrial 56 r Redon 02 40 79 14 81

Boussay 44190 Andre Arial r Grands Cordes 02 40 06 87 64

Clisson 44190 Jacqueline Arrial 2 r Chateau 02 40 54 34 00

Donges 44480 Joseph Arial L'Angle Casso 02 40 91 06 81 Annie Arrial 19 r Albert Calmette 02 40 91 04 78

Getigne 44190 Jean Arial La Mortiere 02 40 54 08 28 Jean Claude Arriail Le Pas Nantais 02 40 54 32 79 Yvette Arrial 9 r Moulins 02 40 54 07 67

Georges 44190 Joel Arrial Angreviers 02 40 06 97 46

Montoir de Bretagne 44550 Fabrice Ariail 22 r Henri Durant 02 40 90 01 71 Yves Ariail r Patures Lonce 02 40 45 13 01

Nantes 44000 Aniceta et Denis Arial, Bat 5a 4r Allonville 02 40 74 45 56 Annie Arial 12 c r Rene Mouchette 02 40 47 85 45 Cecile Arrial 4 r Mascara 02 40 69 59 92 Fabienne Arrial 3 r Flechier 02 40 47 44 84 Valerie Arrial 3 r Mar de Lattre de Tassigny 02 40 69 40 88 Yves Arrial 25 r Louis Primault 02 40 29 04 93

Reze 44400 A. Ariail 6 Chem Bois Coquelin 02 40 05 10 46 Joseph Arial 9 r Etienne Lemerie 02 40 05 43 47

St. Lumine de Coutais 44310 Fabienne Arrial 16 r Romaree 92 49 92 90 33

Saint Nazaire 44600 Patrick Arriel la Galicherais 40 r Jacques Offenbach 02 40 00 80 91 Pierre Arriel 3 r Capit Dauce 02 40 01 94 04 Sabrina Arriel 1 r Bouleaux 02 40 70 09 28

Saint Sebastian sur Loire 44230 Jean Pierre Arrial 13 r Chesnaye 02 40 03 33 21 Michel Arrial 114 r Gen de Gualle 02 40 80 50 70

Sorinieres (les) 44840 Maurice Arrial Boulange Patiss 6 Pl Eglise 02 40 31 29 60 Telecopie 02 40 13 03 30

Vallet 44330 Jean Arial les Railleries 02 40 06 72 27

MANNA R. ARIAIL Son of Jean Baptiste Mathieu Ariail, of Connecticut.

The more Lorraine and I dig into the lives of the ancient members of our family, the more we learn about their travels and lives. This member of the Ariail Family was born in Connecticut on Nov 15, 1779. He was the youngest son of John Ariail and his wife Hannah Rich. Although he produced no descendents, his life is interesting because of the travels he made and the influence he probably had on other members of the family. It is believed and his middle name was Rich, named after his mother’s side of the family. We, so far, have only recovered his middle initial from his service in the war of 1812, but it would only make sense that Rich is the middle name because the early families always named their children after their ancestors. So far, it is undetermined where the name Manna was obtained, however, there was other people with the name Manna in Connecticut at that time and it probably comes from some ancestor on his mother’s side of the family. Although there are many documents pertaining to the succession of the estate of Manna Ariail, there are few clues as to his actual life. I will attempt to put it in perspective from the almost obscure hints that have emerged during our investigations. Manna R. Ariail’s eldest brother, John Harvey Ariail, was in South Carolina as early as 1795 when the ancient town of Rockville was being formed. By 1800, he was back in Connecticut and married that year the daughter of Zachariah Ives. In 1804, after the birth of their first son, John Harvey Ariail, Jr., they came by ship to Charleston, S.C., and were in the mercantile business until his death in 1836. When John Harvey Ariail came to South Carolina, in 1804, it is believed that two other male adults came with him. They would have been Manna R. Ariail, his brother, and Arba Merriam, a cousin of Chloe Climelia Ives, his wife. Abra stayed in South Carolina until his death and is buried in the same cemetery as John Harvey Ariail and Chloe Ives. John’s brother, Manna R. Ariail, left South Carolina within a few short years and went to Louisiana. He served in the war of 1812. Afterward, Manna R. Ariail lived the remainder of his life in St. Martinsville, La. His subsequent success in that area most likely prompted four of his nieces and nephews to relocate from Connecticut to Louisiana. They were Manna Rich Ariail, Lucy Emeline Ariail, Julius Deming Ariail and John Prentice Ariail. All four of these people died and are buried in Louisiana. The only grave that can be located of the above four is that of Manna Rich Ariail, who is buried in New Orleans in Cyprus Grove Cemetery #1. Lucy is buried in New Iberville, Julius is buried in Trenton, Louisiana (probably in the old Logtown Cemetery), and John is buried in Franklin, Louisiana. Because of our research, we must of necessity put some family tales to rest. Mr. Ted Epton, a descendent of the Ariail family, feels that John Harvey Ariail, after coming to South Carolina, was no longer in touch with the rest of the family. Also, there was a remembrance of someone contacting different members of the family to obtain signatures pertaining to the succession of an estate (which was believed to be in France). We now know the answer to both of the family beliefs. John Harvey Ariail did keep in touch with the members of his family, both in Connecticut and Louisiana. They knew that he had died, because we have documents making such a statement. Additionally, it is known that Albert Dunham, son of Lucy Ariail, died on the coast of South Carolina in the 1800’s. He was a nephew of John Harvey Ariail and was, most likely, either visiting or working in conjunction with the family business that John Ariail possessed in South Carolina. As far as someone coming through to obtain signatures on the succession of an estate, it is now known that Sabra Ariail came through the area of South Carolina to obtain the signature from the descendents of John Harvey Ariail (who had already passed away) upon the death of Manna R. Ariail, his brother, who died in Louisiana. Therefore, there is no question as to whether they kept in touch – it is a fact that they did just that. Although the documentation concerning Manna R. Ariail is lengthy in nature, I feel that is necessary that we include all that we recovered for all to view if they so desire. Some of the documents are unreadable and, therefore, cannot be included. Parts of these documents are in French.

The following document reveals that Manna R. Ariail and other members of the family were actively involved in many different transactions in the St. Martainsville area. These transactions start as early as 1816 and continue until 1912, a period of almost 100 years. It is most likely that part of the estate of Manna R. Ariail went to his nephew, Manna Rich Ariail, and thence to subsequent generations. Look at what we have and the time span involved. All these transactions took place at the St. Martinsville Court House, St. Martin Parish, La.

Date Vendor Vendee Kind of Instrument 12 07 1816 Ariail,Manna Wm L Brent Sale 11 25 1819 Ariail,Manna Margarit Reynolds Slave 02 24 1821 Ariail,Manna Jean Labarthhe Sale 01 24 1823 Ariail,Manna Sheriff Book Sh S 02 12 1823 Ariail,Manna Ariail,Manna Bond 07 19 1823 Ariail,Manna Sheriff Book Sh Sal 05 17 1824 Ariail,Manna Sheriff Book Sh Sal 02 11 1825 Ariel,Manna Hodge Adams Sh Sal 04 12 1825 Ariail,Manna John Brownson Slave 04 12 1825 Ariail,Manna William Taylor Palfrey Sale 04 12 1825 Ariail,Manna John Brownson Slave 04 12 1825 Ariail,Manna William Taylor Palfrey Sale 03 15 1827 Ariail,Manna Joseph Aborne Sal Pl 05 15 1827 Ariail,Manna Jean Baptiste Derbes Sale 12 16 1828 Ariail,Manna Thomas Foster Sale 03 27 1830 Ariail,Manna Jean Baptiste Derbes Rel 04 15 1830 Ariail,Manna Norbert Lendrmand Slave 11 19 1831 Ariail,Manna Samuel Ives Slave 10 09 1833 Ariail,Manna Martha N Parrot Sale 03 15 1834 Ariail,Manna Martha N Parrot Rel 09 04 1835 Ariail,Manna John Brownson Slave 02 15 1838 Ariail,Manna Seraphin Judice Sale 06 13 1838 Ariail,John P Proceeding Book Sale 06 13 1838 Ariail,John P Proceeding Book Sale 04 08 1839 Ariail,John P Adam Griffin Sale 07 03 1843 Ariail,Manna Samuel Yves Sale 11 20 1845 Ariail,Manna Jacob Carter Sale 03 20 1850 Ariail,Manna Acts of Notaries Sale 03 30 1850 Ariail,Manna Samuel Ives Sale 12 29 1852 Ariail,Manna Acts of Notaries Slave 01 05 1853 Ariail,Manna William Hudson Slave 05 25 1853 Ariail,Manna Dermancour Babin Slave 09 07 1854 Ariail,Manna William Greig Sale 10 05 1857 Arial,Manna Estate Sc Sal 05 22 1858 Arial,Manna R Est Alcide Fuselier Sc Sal 11 15 1875 Arial,Manna Mortgage Book Tx Sal 11 15 1875 Arial,Manna Mortgage Book Tx Sal 10 03 1881 Ariail,Fellows Morgans La & Tex Road Julius F RR & SS Co. 10 03 1881 Ariail,Julius F Morgans La & Tex Road Fellows RR & SS Co. 12 06 1907 Arial,Manna Est H S Wilkinson Jr Road 06 13 1911* Ariel,Loyel F E Delahoussaye Tx Sal 09 07 1912 Ariail,Ellen M Hampton Steen Sale Jennette D Julius F 09 07 1912 Ariail,Jeannette D Hampton Steen Sale Julius F Manna W 09 07 1912 Ariail,Julius F Hampton Steen Sale Manna W Ellen M 09 07 1912 Ariail,Manna W Hampton Steen Sale Ellen M Jeannette D

*Note: This Ariel is most likely descended from the Ariel family that was in Canada prior to the arrival of our ancestor, John Ariail, in the 1750’s. As of this time, not much is known about the arrival or descendents of that line of the Ariail/Ariel family. We do know, however, that many descendents of John Ariail now spell their name Ariel and perhaps someday we will be able to make the connection, either from the family that migrated into New York or perhaps the connection will be realized in France.

#2318 Parish Court James E. Mouton, appointed Curator ad hoc Corp’on of St. Martinville Aug 17th, 1875

Appointment Proceedings Of Filed: June 10, 1875 James E. Mouton, No. 2318 of the Probate Curator ad hoc for Records of St. Martin W.P. Millard, et al. Parish Louisiana

* * * * * * 2318 Parish Court James E. Mouton Appointed Curator ad hoc Corp’on of St. Martinsville Augt. 17th , 1875

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To the Honorable the Parish Judge of the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana- The petition of Taylor Daspit residing in the Parish of St. Martin State aforesaid, herein acting in his capacity of State and Parish Tax Collector in and for the Parish of St. Martin, with respect show: That the following named owners of property, situated in this Parish and upon which taxes are due to wit: Manna Arial Est: of - Euzebe Ambroise- E. A. Ambroise- R. De Armas & M. J. Guerin- (Mrs. M. A. Angers-) Octave Aubry, Est. of Laclair Allen- Wm. Allen- Vincent Boagni- P. C. Bethel- Mrs. J. M.. Bts. Boisdore- Mrs. Azema Briant- Mrs. G. W. Briant- Adolph Berard- Sully Berard- Jean Louis Bonin- Wm. Pierre Bonillon, Balthd. Boubries, Maria Branner- Mrs. J. A. Bonnafon, Chas. Gualbert Bienvenu- George W. Broughton- J. A. Broussard, E. Crawson, Zenon Broussard, Jules S. Broussard, Heirs of Pierre Breaux- Breaux & Dupener, Armand Breaux & Co. Pierre Bernard- Jean Bares, George W. Bancker, DeBlanc & Beer, Louis & Claire Champeau, Prosper Chietien, Zepherin Cormier, Francoise Chauvette, C. F. Cade, Mrs. N. R. Cade- Mrs. Pierre Capdeville, P. A. Chateaufort, Emile Detiege, Mrs. Alfred Delahoussaye, Oscar Dugas, Narcisse M. Dugas, Vlinor Dugas, Cesaire DeBlanc Adr., Delucky Bros., Ovide Decuir, Estate Mrs. Chas. Duchamp, Wm. Davelin, John Taylor De Valcourt, L. M. Flournoy, Louis Frilot, F. E. Flory, Joseph Gauthreaux, Jasper Gall, J. N. Pharr, Isidore Gayeton, Alphonse I. Guilbeaux, Philogene Guidroz, Mrs. Martha V. Gasquet, Alfred Gondrom, Paul Gary, Stephen R. Gay, D. H. Holmes, Victorine Hendes, Alex Hebert, L. D. Judice, Mrs. L. D. Judice, A. P. Kerr, Roblem & Moresi, Ed. LeBlanc, O. Bonin, Arisde,. LeBlanc, Leon Louis, John H. Ligon, Darius Lognand, J. B. Letorey, McFarland & Sanders, Mr. Jbt. H. Mc Clean, Mrs. Emile De Meynard, Wid. Fred Mestayer, N. P. Millard, Alfred Marchand, S. P. Mc Calmont, Jos. M. Moore, P. M. Morgan, D. Hickey, Alexander Mouton, Chas. Martin, Andre Meche, Mrs. E. G. Nimmo, Mrs. Oscar Nezat, Emile Pitre, J. W. Peebles, Ths. C. Payan, Wid. Toussaint Quebedeau, A. A. Quebedeau, Leon Queronze, Wm. Francois Rochon, Joseph Rivette, J. J. Rodriguez, Albert Rochon, Andre N. Robin, Suberbielle & Babin, Ben Smith, Wm. Edward Simon, Wm. Snyder, J. St. Julien, Hugh Stewart, Bernard Soulie, Est. of Martial Sorrell, Bigler Smith, Mrs. Joseph Trotot, Francis Trainer, James Taylor, Wm. Placide Thibodeaux, Wm. F. Talbot, Alfred Voorhies, Wm. Agenor Veazey, A.M. Williams Adr., Daniel Wilaams, Chs. H. Walker, G. G. Walker, C. C. Weeks, R. S. Wiltz & T. Guidry, P. S. Wiltz & Co. and many more.

Rel B Filed August 17th 1875 Jos Boedier Dy Clerk 8-17-1875

To the Hon: The Parish and Ex Officio Probate Judge of the Parish of St. Martin State of Louisiana.

The petition of Luengo Renne, of the Parish and State afore written, in his capacity of assessor and tax collector in and for the Corporation of the Town of St. Martinville, Parish of St. Martin, Louisiana, with respect showeth: That the following named owners of property situated in the Corporation aforesaid and upon which taxes are due to wit: Wid: Agenor Veauzey – Joseph Terrot – W.P. Speoule – Wm. Ed. Simon – David Sandoz – Paul Pomcy & Alex Declouets – Wm M. H. McClean – Palmyre Riviere – Elodie Rochon – Alphse Pineau – Ursin Olivier – Oscar Nezat – Caulmcourt Lassalle – Henry l’Notel – A. A. P. Kerr – Chs Gauthier – F. E. Flory – Prosper Francois – Louis Feilot – Emile Detiege – Chs Duchamp – Ernest Delahonssage – Honore Denise – Citizen’s Bank – Gustave Baker – Francoise Chauvette – Joseph Emile Cormice – Wm Nicholas Cormier – Jen Bte Boisdore – Wm J. P. Briant --- Jean Bares – Eng: Bertrand – Vincent Barras – Mrs Ozelia Brother – Numa Bienvenu – Est: Olex Reed – Est. Desire Berand – Estate Manna Arial – Laurent Ornaudet – Est. Jean Lemome – Somone Judice – Mrs. Chas. M. Olivier Sr. & Chas. M. Olivier Jr. are to the best of your petitioner’s knowledge and information non-residents of said Corporation. That pursuant to law, it is made the duty of your petitioner in his aforementioned capacity to apply to your honorable court to obtain the appointment of a curator ad hoc to the above named parties, upon whom notice shall be served, to enforce according to law the collection of said taxes. Wherefore premises considered, your petitioner prays that: An attorney at law be appointed curator ad hoc to each and every one of the persons named in the body of this petition, and for the purposes there set forth, upon whom service of said tax notices shall be served as the law requires. And for relief & Ac? By Felix Voorhies For assessor & Collector

State of Louisiana Paris of St. Martin Premises considered, prayer of foregoing (loetion) is hereby granted. It is therefore ordered and decreed, that James E. Mouton, an attorney at law, resident of the Corporation of the Town of St. Martin, be and he is hereby appointed Curator Ad Hoc to each and every one of the persons named in the body of foregoing petition for the purposes therein stated. And as such let him qualify as the law prescribes and assume the duties upon him incumbent. Given at St. Martinville, La., under my hand of office, this 16th day of August A.D. One Thousand Eight hundred and seventy five.

Gabriel A. Fournet Parish Judge.

Rt’d & Filed June 10th, 1875 Aleide Veazey, Clerk

To the Honorable, the Parish Judge, of the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana

The petition of Taylor Daspit, residing in the Parish of St. Martin, State aforesaid, herein acting in his capacity of State and Parish Tax Collector in and for the Parish of St. Martin, with respect shows: That the following named owners of property, situated in this Parish and upon which taxes are due to wit:

Manna Arial, Est: of – Euzebe Ambroise – E. A. Ambrosie – R de Armas & M. J. Guerin – Mrs. M. A. Angers – Octave Onbry Est of – Laclair Allen – Wm Allen – Vincent Bragni – P.C. Bethel – Mrs Jn Bte Boisdore – Mrs. Ozema Briant – Wm J.W. Briant – Adolphe Berard – Sully Berard – Jean Louis Bonin – Wm Pierre Bouillon – Balthd Bonhies – Marie Branner – Mrs J. A. Bonnafon – Chs Gualbert Beonoenn – George Broughton – J.A. Broussard – E. Crawson – Zenon Broussard – Jules Broussard – Heirs of Pierre Breaux – Breaux & Dupener – Armand Breaux …. Pierre Bernard – Jean Baris – George W. Bancker – DeBlanc & Beer – Louis & Claire Chimpeau – Prosper Chictien – Zephum Cormier – Francoise Chanbett – C. F. Cade – Mrs. N. R. Cade – Mrs. Pierre Cupeleville – P. A. Chateaufort – Emile Detiege – Mrs. Alfred Deluhaussage – Aseau Dugas – Narcisse M. Dugas – Wlinor Dugas – Cesane DeBlanc Adr – Delucky Bros – Ovide Decuie – Estate Mr. Chs Duchump – Wm. Davelin – John Taylor DeValcourt – S. M. Flournoy – Louis Tulot – F. E. Flory – Joseph Gauthreaux – Jasper Fall – J. N. Phan – Isidore Gayelon – Alphonse T. Guilbaue – Philoyene Guidsoz – Mrs. Martha V. Gosquet – Alfred Godsin – Paul Guy – Stephen R. Gay – D. M. Holmes – Victorin Hendes – Alex Hebert – L. D. Judice – Mrs. L. D. Judice – A. P. Kerr – Roblem & Moresi – Ed. LeBlanc – D. Bonin – Arisde LeBlanc – Leon Louis – John B. Lyon – Daines Lognand – J. B. Leborey – Metorland & Sanders – Mrs. J. Bt. He McClean – Mrs. Emile DeMegnard – Wid Fred Mestayer – N. R. Millard – Alfred March…d – S. R. McCalmont – Jos M. Moore – M. Morgan – I Vickey – Alexander Mouton – Chs Martin – Andre Meche – Mrs E. G. Nimmo – Mrs Oscar Nezat – Emile Pitre – J. M. Peebles – Ths C. Payan – Wid Toussaint Tuebedeau – A A. Quebedeau – Leon Queronze – Wm Francois Rochon – Joseph Rivette – J. J. Rodriguez – Albert Rochon – Andre N. Robin – Suberbielle & Badin – Ben Smith – Wm Edouard Simon – Wm Snyder – J. St. Julien – Hugh Stewart – Bernard Soulie – Est of Meartial Sorrell – Brglu Smith – Mrs Joseph Trotot – Francis Trainer – James Taylor – Wm Placide Thibodeaux – Wm F. Talbot – Alfred Vooshris – Wm Agenor Veozer – A. M. Williams Ade – Daniel Milaams – Chs H. Walker – G. G. Walker – C.C. Weeks – P. S. Wiltz & T. Guidry – P. S. Wiltz – P. S. Wiltz & Ce – and many more ------Are to your petitioners best knowledge and information’s residents of other parishes and of other States, absent from this Parish and un-represented by any agent or attorney-in-fact. That pursuant to special provisions of the Revenue Law of the State of Louisiana, it is made the duty of your petitioner in his aforementioned capacity to petition this Hon. Court for the appointment of a Curator- ad-hoc upon whom all notices due under the law to the aforesaid parties for the advancement and collection of State & Paris Taxes, shall be served. Wherefore premises considered, your petitioner prays that an attorney at law, residing in the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana be appointed Curator-ad-hoc to each one of the above named parties, Firms or Estates, whose duty it shall be to represent them in all matters relating to the Collection of the Taxes of 1874, now due & Exigible, and upon whom notice according to law, shall be served.

And for General Relief, & etc. Taylor Daspit Tax Collector Parish St. Martin

……………….hereby granted. It is therefore ordered that James E. Mouton, Esq, be and he is hereby appointed Curator Ad Hoc of all non resident owners of property situated in this Parish and upon which taxes are due, as set forth and named in the body of foregoing petition. As such let him qualify and assume the duties thereof. Given at St. Martinville, La., this 1st day of June A.D. 1875, under my hand of office.

Gabriel A. Fournet Parish Judge

State of Louisiana 8-17- Parish of St. Martin

I, James E. Mouton do hereby solemnly swear that I will well and faithfully discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as Curator Ad Hoc of non resident owners of property upon which taxes are due to the Corporation of St. Martinville. Dated at St. Martinville, La. Aug 17th A.D. 1875.

Aleide Veazey J. E. Mouton Clerk

Rcd & filed Aug 17th 1875 Aleide Veazey Clerk

State of Louisiana 6-10-1875 Parish Clerk

I, James E. Mouton, do solemnly swear that I will well and faithfully do & perform the duties incumbent on me as Curator of non resident owners of property upon which State Taxes are due us repetition filed herewith. So help me God! Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of June A.D. 1875.

Adeide Veazey J. Mouton Clerk Dist Ct.

#2472 bis Suit Appointment of Curator ad hoc To non-resident & unknown Raphail D. Blanc Curator Jan’y 6th 1881 Paid

1886, Jan’y 6th

Filing, registering & (recording) .10 Order of Court .25 Record of Petition & order 2.00 Oath of Curator .25 ------2.60 Filing Petition & Oath .20 ------2.80 Paid, Dec, 8th, 1881

Encl 18G, 2472 Jun 6, 1881

To the Honorable Theodore Fontelieu, Judge of the 21st judicial district court of the State of Louisiana, in and for the parish of St. Martin. The petition of Ulger A. Guilbeau, Sheriff of the Parish of St. Martin and ex-officio Tax Collector of State & Parish taxes in said parish, respectfully represents: that the following persons have been assessed as tax payers owning property in said parish and are non residents or not residnt of said parish to wit: A. W. Brown and James M. Young, James Harry Berges, C. J. Bethel, Jean Louis Bonen, Estate of Pierre Bouillon, John Broughton, Estate of Mana Arial, Jules Jacquet, Henri Gaspard, Narcisse Henri, John J. Adam, Louis Leon, Emile Pitre, Charles Mesprier, Jacques Duhon, Joseph & Michel Stelly, Ben Smith, Alphedge Brcoure, Estate of Filmore Mayer, Alexander Delhomme, Andre Mechi, Louis Frilot, Estate of Mintrus, Charles Duchamp, Widow Jean Baptiste Boisdore, Unknown formerly Bonafon & others, James Taylor, Mrs. J.B. Schwing, Ella Spooner, William Snider, Estate of Israel White, Estate of R. P. Williams, Julien Vige, E.T. Gibson, L. R. Gay, W.C. Miller, William Jones, Kobleur & Moriss, Valentine Schwan, Joseph Sabrien, New Orleans Mobile & Chatanooga Company, Edwin Monroe, Estate of N.P. Millard, McFarland & Saunders, Mississipi Valey Navigation Company, J.B. Lyons, Abisha Ashcraft, Charles Francis, Aladiu Dubois, Conrad Duvic, Ernest Miel, and unknown formerly Estate of Thomas Moore, Euzebe Ambroise, Octave Aubry, Widow J. B. Anger. Your petitioner further represents that all of the aforesaid named persons have been assessed as non resident tax payers in the Parish of St. Martin and owe their State and Parish taxes for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty. That your petitioner, not knowing the place of residence of said parties, he is not able to send them the notice required by the 28th section of art No. 77 of the Legislature of 1880. That the aforesaid named parties have no agent or agents in this parish known to your petitioner on whom the notices required by law can be served. That it is therefore necessary in order to collect the taxes assessed in the names of & due by said non-resident and unknown taxpayers, that your Honor appoint a Curator ad hoc to said parties, upon whom the tax notices required by law can be served and against whom all proceedings necessary to be had to collect the taxes due by said parties, can be carried on. Wherefore, the premises being considered your petitioner in his aforesaid capacity prays that your Honor appoint a Curator ad hoc to represent the non resident and unknown tax payers herein above named and described upon whom the notices required by law and against whom the necessary proceedings to be had to collect the taxes due by said parties can be carried on. And petitioner prays for general relief.

And as in duty bound, etc. Ulger A. Guilbeau Sheriff & Tax Collector

The foregoing petition being considered it is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed that Raphail De Blanc, Esq, be and he is hereby appointed Curator ad hoc of all the non resident and unknown taxpayers of the parish of St. Martin, named & described in the foregoing petition and that the notices required by law be served on said curator & that the proceedings necessary to be had to collect the taxes due by said parties be carried on against said Curator as provided by law (revised statutes Sect. 3298). Given under my hand in chambers at New Iberia, in the parish of Iberia this 20th day of December 1880.

Theo. Fontelien Judge 21st Jud. Dist.

State of Louisiana Parish of St. Martin On this sixth day of the month of January 1881, personally came and appeared Raphael De Blanc, who being sworn by me the undersigned authority declares and says that he will well and truly do and perform the duties incumbent on him as Curator ad hoc of the non resident and unknown tax payers of the parish of St. Martin, named in the foregoing petition, to the best of his understanding. So help me God. Sworn to & subscribed before me, at St. Martinville on this 6th day of January 1881

Raphail De Blanc

Jos. Bordier Dep’y Clerk

R’d & Filed Jan’y 6th, 1881 Jos. Bordier Dep’y Clerk

No. 1573 Oct 5, 1857

To the Honorable, the Judge of the District Court in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana.

The petition of Manna R. Ariail of the Parish of Rapides, in said State, with respect, represents that his uncle, Manna Ariail, of your said Parish has recently died in-testate and that it is necessary an administrator should be appointed to his succession. Petitioner shows that the deceased left neither, ascendants or descendants and that it was his expressed wish that your petitioner, who is an heir, should administer his succession. Petitioner therefore prays that after due advertisement of this application, he be appointed administrator of the Estate of the said Manna Ariail, deceased, that an estimative inventory of the property belonging to said estate be made and for such other …….. order as may be necessary & proper.

M.R. Ariail In pro. Per Filed 5th October 1857 Esq. T. Gary Dy Clk

State of Louisiana Parish of St. Martin Let notices be given in the courier of the Teche, a newspaper published at St. Martinville, during the time and in the manner prescribed by law, of the application of Manna R. Ariial, of the parish of Rapides, for the administration of the Estate of Manna Arial, dcd. It is further ordered that an inventory of all the property of the Estate of Manna Aerial be provided to by Adolphe Condroy Notary public in and for the Parish of St. Martin, and that the appraisement of said property be made by M. M. James Robertson & Robert R. Binson, appointed for that purpose. Given under my hand at my office at St. Martinsville, this 5th of October, 1857.

V. A. Fournet Clerk of Said Court

14th District Court Parish of St. Martin In this case the legal notices having been regularly given and no opposition having been made, within the legal delay to the application of Manna R. Arial to the administration of the Estate of Manna Arial, dcd., it is therefore ordered that said Manna R. Arial be and he is hereby appointed administrator of the Estate aforesaid, with power to act in said capacity when he will have fulfilled the legal formalities. St. Martinsville, this 22nd day of October 1857.

V.A. Fournet Clerk of Said Court

District Court. Parish of St. Martin Whereas Manna R. Arial, Of the Parish of Rapides has Petitioned this Court in order to obtain Letters of administration of the Succession of Manna Arial deceased. Notice is hereby given to all those Whom it may concern, to show cause, If any they have, in ten days from The date of this notice, why the demand Of said petitioner should not be\ Granted. St. Martinsville, October 10, 1857. V. A. Fournet, Clerk.

Cour de District. Paroisse St. Martin. Attendu que Manna R. Arial De la Paroisse des Rapides, demande L’administration de la succession De Manna Arial, decede. Avis est par le present donne a tous Ceux que cela peitt concerner d’avoir A dedaire, sous dix jours a partir de La date du present avis, les raisons Pour lesquelles il ne serait pas fait Droit a la demande du dit petitionnaire. St. Martinville, 10 October, 1857. V.A. Fournet, Greffier.

Report 6500.00 5200.00 One Hundred Dollars 100.00 6600.00

13 one horse estimated at one hundred and twenty five dollars 125.00 14 two mules estimated at three hundred dollars 300.00 15 fifty heads of cattle more or less estimated at nine hundred dollars 900.00 16 one wagon & Harness estimated sixty dollars 60.00 17 one buggy and hairness estimated seventy dollars 70.00 18 one old gig estimated seventy five dollars 75.00 19 six ploughs and gears estimated twelve dollars 12.00 20 one cart estimated thirty dollars 30.00 21 corn gathered and not gathered sup- posed to be four hundred barrels at fifty cents, two hundred dollars 200.00 22 stack of hay estimated one hundred dollars 100.00 23 lot of fodder estimated fifty dollars 50.00 24 three harrows estimated at six dollars 6.00 25 one wheelbarrow estimated two dollars and fifty cents 2.50 26 three hundred six feets boards esti- mated fifteen dollars 15.00 27 fifteen hundred three feet boards estimated nineteen dollars 19.00 28 three hundred p….. & posts estimated eighteen dollars 18.00 ------$13782.50

Report $13782.50 29 one saddle & bridle estimated twelve dollars 12.00 30 two old saddles & bridles estimated six dollars 6.00 31 one lot of old leathes estimated thirty seven dollars 37.00 32 one bathing tub estimated five dollars 5.00 33 one lot nails estimated seven dollars 7.00 34 three jars lard estimated fifteen dollars 15.00 35 one barrel pork estimated twenty dollars 20.00 36 one lot tallow estimated five dollars 5.00 37 one lot wine bottles estimated two dollars and forty cents 2.40 38 one grind stone estimated two dollars and fifty cents 2.50 39 one lot of old oil demijohns estimated three dollars 3.00 40 two barrels salt estimated two dollars 2.00 41 one pirogue estimated three dollars 3.00 42 one lot old tools estimated ten dollars 10.00 43 stove & kitchen furniture estimated twenty dollars 20.00 44 one gun estimated eight dollars 8.00 45 half sack coffee estimated eight dollars 8.00 46 one box soap estimated three dollars 3.00 47 nine tables estimated ten dollars 10.00 48 one small armoir estimated two dollars 2.00 49 one bureau estimated six dollars 6.00 50 two bedsteads estimated five dollars 5.00 ------$13974.40

Report $13974.40 51 two feather beds one mattress and bedding estimated twenty dollars 20.00 52 one iron safe estimated forty five dollars 45.00 53 three maps estimated one dollar 1.00 54 three chairs estimated one dollar 1.00 55 six pictures frames estimated one dollar 1.00 56 one clock estimated five dollars 5.00 57 one pair andirons, shovel & tongs estimated five dollars 5.00 58 one pair candlesticks estimated fifty cents .50 59 one lot glass and crockery ware estimated two dollars 2.00 60 one lot books estimated one dollar 1.00 61 one safe estimated four dollars 4.00 62 one silver watch estimated fifteen dollars 15.00 63 one wearing apparel estimated ten dollars 10.00 64 three walking canes estimated three dollars 3.00 65 one thermometer estimated fifty cents .50 66 ten shares of the N. Oeleans - Opelouses & Great Western Rail Road Company estimated eighty dollars 80.00

CASH 67 Gold: Three hundred and ninety nine dollars and seventy cents 399.70 Bank Notes: four hundred & Twenty dollars 420.00 Silver: two hundred, five dollars 205.00 ------$15193.10

Report $15193.10 ACTIVE DEBTS 68 one note subscribed by C Voorhies for ninety dollars, dated April 23rd 1852 with 8% interest per annum from date 90.00 69 one note subscribed by P. P. Briant for the sum of forty eight dollars 60/100, dated November 4th, 1854 with eight per cent interest per annum from 1st January 1855 48.60 70 one note subscribed by James S. Robertson dated June 2nd 1857 for The sum of five hundred dollars with Eight per cent interest per annum From date 500.00 71 one note subscribed by James S. Robertson, dated March 11th 1856 For the sum of fifty two dollars and Twenty eight cents with eight per cent Interest per annum, from date 52.28 72 one note subscribed by William Greig dated September 7th, 1854, (paraphed nevaisctur by Ch. M. Olivier recorder,) for the sum of five hundred dollars with eight per cent interest per annum from September 7th, 1856 500.00 73 one note subscribed by John A. Smith dated June 18th, 1852, for The sum of forty five dollars 45.00 74 one note subscribed by John A. Smith dated June 18th, 1852, for the Sum of sixty three dollars and Eighty eight cents with eight ------$16428.98

Report $16428.98 Per cent interest per annum from date 63.88

The whole amount of the inventory which is The sum of sixteen thousand four hundred and Ninety two dollars, eighty six cents ------$16492.86

And there not being any thing to be inventoried the present inventory has been closed amounting to the sum of sixteen thousand four hundred and ninety two dollars eighty six cents – in testimony whereof I the said notary have hereunto set my hand together with the said appraisers & Mess. C. Euphemond & Alphonse Tertrou, witnesses, on the day and year first above written after having read the same.

James S. Robertson R. R. Benson

Euphemond Broussard A. Tertrou

A. Couray Vas: Fuc.

Filed 14th October, 1857 Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

14th District Court Parish of St. Martin

On examination the foregoing process verbal of inventory which appears to be in (agreed) and regular form, I have and do hereby approve the same. Given under my hand at my office this 14th October, 1857.

V.A. Fournet Clerk of Said Court

State of Louisiana, 14th District Court Parish of St. Martin Oct 22, 1857

I, Manna R. Arial, of the Parish of Rapides, do solemnly swear, that I will well and faithfully do and perform the duties incumbent on me as administrator of the Estate of Manna Arial, decd….

So Help Me God M.R. Ariail Clerk of Said Court

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven

Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

10/22/57 Recorded Dec 22, 1857

State of Louisiana Parish of St. Martin.

Know all men by these presents, we, Manna R. Arial of the Parish of Rapides, and Robert R. Benson, of the same Parish are held and firmly bound unto V. A. Fournet Clerk of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Martin, and his successors in office, in the sum of twenty thousand and six hundred & twenty dollars for the payment hereof, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, firmly by these presents, dated at the Parish of St. Martin, this 22nd day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. The condition of the above Obligation is such that whereas the above bounded Manna R. Arial has been appointed, by the Clerk aforesaid, administrator of the Estate of Manna Arial, dcd. Now therefore, if the said Manna R. Arial shall well and truly fulfill the duties incumbent on him as administrator aforesaid, and shall account for and pay over to the heirs or to their legal representatives, or to such person or persons as shall be entitled to the same, when thereto legally required, all such sum or sums of money as shall come into his hands, as ad’mr aforesaid, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

M. R. Ariail R. R. Benson Signed and delivered in the presence of

Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

Filed 22nd October 1857 Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk Note: The below copy is very poor. Portions dotted or in brackets in question as to accuracy.

Mar 17th 1858

To the Honorable Albert Voorhies, Judge of the fourteenth judicial district court of the State of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Saint Martin. The petition of Manna R. Ariail of the Parish of Rapides Louisiana, as administrator of the succession of the late Manna Ariail opened in Parish of Saint Martin respectfully, represents … that an inventory of the property, real, personal and slaves of the succession of Manna Ariail, deceased, was (taken) by order of your honorable court on the fifth day of October, 1857, in which inventory a certain tract of land belonging to said deceased’s succession, containing forty acres and therefore located upon the north east quarter of north east quarter of section twenty six in township ten south of range 7 east, by a line of a military canon, warrant No. 67799, has been inadvertently omitted. Wherefore your petitioner, in order that all the property of said succession should be shown in the proceedings of said estate, as he is in (duty bound) to do, prays that an inventory of said described tract of land, the property of said deceased’s succession, should be made by Adolphe Counroy, a notary public, …..that (imports) should be appointed according to law to appraise the (tax on) piece of property. And for general relief.

Edward Simon Attorney for Petitioner

Let the prayer be granted: It is therefore ordered that an inventory be made as prayed for in the foregoing petition, and it is further ordered that the same be made by Adolphe Coudroy, notary public, and that Euphimond Broussard and Robert Benson act as appraisers. Given under my hand this 17th day of March, A.D. 1858.

Albert Voorhies Judge 14th Dist.

Filed 17th March 1858 Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

Inventory 3/17/58

March 17th, 1858 State of Louisiana Parish of St. Martin

Know ye all men by these presents that in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight on this seventeenth day of March. Conformably to an order of the honorable, the fourteenth judicial district Court of this State in and for the Parish of St. Martin, dated this day and at the request of Manna R. Ariail, of the Parish of Rapides, administrator of the Estate of Manna Ariail, deceased, late of this parish. I, Adolphe Couroy, a notary public duly commissioned and sworn in and for said Parish, did proceed to take an estimative inventory of a certain lot of land belonging to the estate of said Manna Ariail deceased. To that effect, Wm. C. Euphemond Broussard and Robert R. Benson, being duly appointed by the honorable court aforesaid, as appraisers and the oath being administered to them by me, said notary, we proceeded to the said inventory and appraisement in the manner following to wit: “A military land warrant, No. 67799 located upon the north east quarter of north east quarter of section twenty six in township ten south of Range 7 East, containing forty acres and 51/100 of an acre, valued at two dollars per acre, eighty one dollars & a fraction. $81.00 This done, the present inventory has been closed amounting to the sum of eighty one dollars, in testimony whereof, to the said notary have hereunto set my hand together with the said (appearess) and Mess. Edward Simon, Jr., and Ceristive Tertrou, witnesses in the day and year first above written after having read the same. R.R. Benson Euph. Boussard A.L. Tertrou A. Coueroy As. Sec.

Filed 17th March 1858 Esq. T. Gary

3/17/58

Mar 17, 1858

To the honorable Albert Voohers, Judge of the fourteenth Judicial District court of the State of Louisiana and holding sessions in and for the Parish of Saint Martin. The petition of Manna R. Ariail of the Parish of Rapides as administrator of the succession of the late Manna Ariail, opened in the Parish of Saint Martin with respect represents. That Manna Arial died in the Parish of Saint Martin in September 1858, having considerable property, real, personal and slaves, enumerated and appraised in the inventories taken by order of your honorable court. That it has become necessary in order to pay the debts of said succession and otherwise settled and liquidate the same, that all said property with the exception of a tract of land described in number three of said inventory, reserved for further proceedings should be sold by order of your honorable court. Shall all property of said succession (is inhenteer) by the collateral relations and heirs are one of said Manna Arial, deceased, all of whom are of age and either present are represented in the State of Louisiana, with the exception of the heirs of John Ariail, late of South Carolina, who was a brother of the late Manna Ariail and to whom counsil of absent heirs has been duly appointed (by your) honorable court. Therefore your petitioner & administrator of the succession of Manna Ariail, deceased, prays that all the property, real, personal and slaves, belonging to said succession, with the exception of the tract of land described in No. three of the inventory, made by A. Condroy, notary, on the fifth of October, 1857, should be sold by a competent and duly commissioned auctioneer in and for the Parish of St. Martin, at the …… domicile of the deceased at Saint Martinsville, the real property and slaves on a credit of one, two and three years, purchasers to give them notes with good security in (solido) to the order of the administrator, bearing eight percent interest per annum from date. Said property, real and slaves, to remain mortgaged by privilege specially, to secure the punctual payment of said noted. And the personal property should be sold cash for all sums of twenty dollars and below, and for all sums above twenty dollars on a credit of six months, purchasers to give them notes with good security in solido to the order of the administrator bearing eight per cent interest per annum from date. Said sale of said property to be made at public auction after the advertisements and public actions required by law. And your petitioner further prays that the counsel appointed to the absent heirs should be notified of this peition, to make (whatever) obligation he may have to urge against said (sales) and for general relief. As in duty bound. Edward Simon Counsel for petitioner.

Let the prayer be granted. It is therefore ordered that the property of the Estate of Manna R. Ariail, deceased, be sold at auction, as prayed for in the foregoing petition, by J. A. Deblanc, Esq., sheriff of the parish of St. Martin. And on the terms and conditions therein mentioned. It is further ordered that these proceedings be served on Martin Voorhis, Esq, Atty. of absent heirs. Given under my and this 16th day of March 1858.

Albert Voorhies Judge 14th Dist.

Filed 17th March 1858 Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

Rec’d a copy of the within petition on the 24th day of March 1858. Duly served the same by handing it to Mr. Martin Voorhies personally. J. A. DeBlanc Sheriff

Service & mil .. $1.10

Note: It may appear that all this documentation is much to do about nothing, however, much valuable information can be gleaned from an examination of its contents. The point to be made here is that some researchers have stated that the name “John Harvey Ariail”, the brother of Manna R. Ariail, was in question. Just where did the name Harvey come from and the fact was that John and Hannah Ariail only gave one name to their children. The above documents lays that theory to rest. Manna Ariail had a middle initial of R. It is no doubt the name is Rich, after his mothers side of the family. So far we have recovered two documents giving this middle initial, but so far no exact middle name.

Note: The following document is almost entirely unreadable, however, it is probably one of the most important of the documents listed in this succession proceedings. Lets recap what we know, and again, lay some theories to rest that are floating around. It was earlier believed that someone from France was here in the U.S. in the mid 1800’s getting signatures of descendents to clear a succession proceeding taking place in France. The below document, though, almost completely unreadable, will nullify the French connection to a succession effort. There was also another theory, put forth by Mr. Ted Epton that the Ariail family in South Carolina and the Ariail Family in Connecticut were isolated from each other and did not keep in contact. We can also put that to rest. These documents show that the opposite was, in fact, true. They knew where each other were. Let’s recap: 1) Albert Dunham (son of Lucy Ariail) died on the coast of North Carolina, probably on his way to either South Carolina or Louisiana for a visit. 2) Manna Ariail probably came to South Carolina with his brother John in 1804. Afterwards, he went down to Louisiana. 3) Later, Julius Deming Ariail, Manna Rich Ariail, Charles Prentice Ariail and Lucy Emeline Ariail, all went to Louisiana. Now we fine Sabra Maty Ariail in Louisiana, in 1858, taking part in the proceedings clearing the estate of her Uncle, Manna Rich Ariail. She was also probably the one that was gathering signatures in South Carolina about that time concerning the clearing of an Estate. What more can we say?

3/17/58 Mar 17, 1858

To the Honorable Albert Voorhies, Judge of the Fourteenth District Court, of the State of Louisiana, holding sessions in and for the Parish of Saint Martin. The petition of, Sabra M. Ariail, of the Parish of Saint Martin, respectfully represents: That (t….. ted) of the collateral relatives and heirs at (large) of the late Manna Ariail whose succession is (asetually) opened in the Parish of Saint Martin ……… …… duly ………… your honorable court that all the heirs absent of the late Manna Ariail, deceased, are …….. ……… or represented in the State of Louisiana with the exception of the heirs of the late John Ariail, deceased, late of South Carolina, who was a brother of Manna Ariail and whose heirs …….there become to his Manna Ariail’s succession by representation of them .ather, …….. absent heirs. It has become necessary that a counsel should be (assigned ……) as the (law ……). Wherefore, your petitioner, the premises considered, prays that Edward Simon, Jr., attorney at law, should be appointed by your honorable court counsel of such of the heirs as are absent ………represented in the State. And for general relief.

… ……….. ….. … ….. by Sabra M. Ariail

Let the prayer be granted, it is hereby ordered that Martin Voorhies, Esq., be hereby appointed counsel of the absent heirs. Given under my hand this 16th day of March 1858. Albert Voorhies Judge, 14th dist.

Filed 17th March 1858 Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

Rec’d a copy of the within petition on the 24th day of March 1858 duly served the same on said day on said Martin Voorhies personally. J. A. DeBlanc Sheriff Service & Mil. $1.10

10/23/58 March 23, 1858

State of Louisiana 14th District Court Parish of St. Martin I, Martin Voorhies, Esq., do solemnly swear, that I will well and faithfully do and perform the duties incumbent on me as counsel for the absent heirs of the succession of Manna Arial, dcd. So help me God. M. Voorhies

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight.

T. Gary Dy Clerk Clerk of said Court

4/22/58 April 22, 1858

To the honorable, the Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial Court of the State of Louisiana, holding sessions in and for the Parish of Saint Martin. The petition of, Manna R. Ariail, residing in the Parish of Rapides, Louisiana, administrator of the succession of Manna Ariail, deceased, in said Parish, respectfully represents. That an inventory of the property of the succession of the deceased was made by order of your honorable court on …………………. by which a lot of ground being No. one of said inventory was appraised altogether at the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars. That since said inventory was made, your petitioner has discovered that portions of said lot were acquired at different times by deceased, one part of it during the life of his late wife, Elizabeth Hulick, deceased, and another part since the death of said Elizabeth Hulick, whose heirs are interested in the property belonging to the community formerly existing between the spouses. Wherefore, to establish the rights of all parties concerned to the said tracts of land (or lands), it becomes necessary that said lot above mentioned should be inventoried in(trie) separate parts. To wit, that …… ….should be made of that part of it acquired by deceased from Manger Spalding since the death of his late wife, and the (rest), the other part separately for (what’s) is worth. Wherefore your petitioner prays that an (assessment) of the said town lot, being No one of the first inventory, should be ordered ……….by your honorable court in the manner following, to wit: That the part of said lot acquired by deceased from Manger Spalding ………be appraised separately from the balance of said lot, which should also be inventoried separately together with all improvement thereon. And your petitioner further prays that said inventory should be made by Adolphe Coudroy, Notary Public, and that experts should be appointed according to law to appraise said property in the manner above described. ……your petitioner further prays for general relief.

Edward Simon, Jr. Attorney for Petitioner

Let the prayer be granted. It is therefore ordered that the inventory, as prayed for, be made by Adolphe Coudroy, Notary Public, and that said notary appoint the experts. Given under my hand at chambers this 22nd April 1858. Albert Voorhies Judge 14th Dist.

Filed 22nd April 1858 Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

Savoir Translation: Know

Art 1. Un terrain situe dans la ville de Saint Martinville, borne au nord parlarne Hyainthe, au sud par la rue Stagg, a l’ouest parlarne St. Martin en a l’este par le Bouyu Teche continant environ neuf arpents de superficie, plus au moins, en semble …. La maison et tontes les ameliorations qui sly trourent, adjuge a Abirde Fisselur pour la somme de deux mille cing cent cing piastres.

Translation: A land situated in the city of Saint Martinville,

Center of the report $6764.00

07. Henry, ferme negre age d’environ 15 ans. Adjuge a Manna R. Ariail pour triece cent vingt piastres. Translation: Henry, black farm hand of about age 15. Awarded at auction to Manna R. Ariail for: $1320.00 Signed: Manna R. Ariail

08. Ephraim ferme negre age d’inviron 13 ans adjuge a Manna R. Arial pour onze cent cing piastres. Translation: Ephraim, black farm hand of about age 13. Awarded at auction to Manna R. Ariail for: $1105.00 Signed: Manna R. Ariail

09. Milly, negresse age d’environ 40 ans adjugie a ……. Courneau pour cent trente cing piastres. Translation: Milly, a black woman of about age 40. Awarded at auction to (name unreadable but believed to be …….. Courneau) for: $135.00

Note: This entry originally listed S. M. Ariail as the buyer, but was crossed out and another name written in.

10. Charlotte, negresse age de 20 ans avis les trios enfans, Almon negre age d’environ 5 ans, Ann, negresse de 18 mois et Sammy age de 5 mois. Adjuge a S. M. Arial pour dix huit cent cing piastres. Translation: Charlotte, a black woman, a question of opinion being 20 years of age, and three infants. Almon, a black boy who acts to be age 5, Ann a black child 18 months of age, and Sammy, 5 months old. Awarded, at auction, to S. M. Ariail for: $1805.00 Signed: S.M. Ariail Note: This is Sabra Maty Ariail, daughter of Luke Ariail of Connecticut. Luke died in 1842 in Connecticut, however, 5 of his children are known to have lived in Louisiana. Sabra Maty, Julius Deming, John Prentice, Manna Rich and Lucy Emeline Ariail. Also, who said that northerners didn’t own slaves. At least we know of one who did. ------Sub-Total: $11126.00

5/29/58 Inventory May 29, 1858

State of Louisiana Parish of St. Martin

Know ye all men by these presents, that in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight on the twenty second day of April. Conformably to an order of the honorable the fourteenth judicial district court in and for said Parish and State, dated this day, and at the request of Manna R. Ariail, residing in the Parish of Rapides, Louisiana, administrator of the succession of Manna Ariail, deceased, in the said Parish of St. Martin. I, Adolphe Coudroy, a notary public duly commissioned and sworn in and for said Parish did proceed to take separately an estimative inventory of two town lots one of which acquired by said Manna Ariail, deceased, during the life of his late wife Elisabeth Bulick, deceased, and the other required by said Manna Ariail since the death of said Elisabeth Bulick, which two town lots have been appraised altogether and being No. 1st of the first inventory made by me said notary on the fifth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. To that effect, Mess. James S. Robertson and Robert R. Benson being duly appointed by me said notary, as appraisers, and the oath being administered to them by me, we proceeded to the said inventory and appraisement in the manner following, to wit: 1st a town lot situated in St. Martinsville on the right bank of the bayou Teche, together with the house and other improvement estimated a…..thousand and five hundred dollars, that lot …….same acquired during the life of Elisabeth……deceased wife of said Manna Ariail. 2nd a town lot situated in St. Martinsville……joigning the other lot, above described,……..measuring

$2500.00

That lot being the same acquired since the death of Elisabeth Bulick, by Manna Ariail from Alancen Spalding, estimated at one thousand dollars.

$1000.00 ------Three thousand & five hundred dollars. $3500.00 ------

That being made the present inventory has been closed amounting to the sum of three thousand and five hundred dollars, in testimony whereof I, the said notary have hereunto set my hand together with the said appraisers and Mess’rs Aristide Terhou & Edward Simon, Jr., witnesses in the day, month and year, first above written after having read the same.

R.R. Benson James S. Roberton A.L. Terhou Edward Simon, Jr. A. Coudroy

Filed 29th May 1858 Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

#1570 10/24/62 Oct 24, 1862

State of Louisiana Parish of St. Martin Know all men by these presents that we, Manna R. Ariail of the Parish of Rapides and Harvey S. Losee, William B. Hyman, Jacob Walker & Adolphe Rashal, all of said Parish of Rapides are held and firmly bound unto V. A. Toomes, Clerk of the (sd) judicial (slate) 14th, District court for the Parish of St. Martin, and his successors in office in the sum of twenty thousand six hundred & twenty dollars for the payment whereofwell and truly to be made. We bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators & assignees, jointly & severally, firmly by these presents. Dated at Alexandera, in the Parish of Rapides, this thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounded M. R. Ariail has been appointed by the said Clerk of the District Court for the Parish of St. Martin, administrator of the estate of Manna Ariail, deceased. Said appointment bearing date the 22nd October 1857. Now therefore, if the said M. R. Ariail shall well and truly fulfill the duties incumbent on him as administrator aforesaid, and shall account for and pay over to the heirs or to their legal representatives, or to such person or persons as shall be entitled to the same, when thereto legally required, all such sums of money as may have, or shall come into his hands as administrator aforesaid, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. This bond is intended to embrace and assume all the obligations of the bond originally given for the administration of said estate, by said M. R. Ariail as principal & Robert R. Benson as security & to relieve the said Benson from any said responsibility on said bond. The same being dated & filed in the Clerk’s office of the Parish of St. Martin the 22nd Oct 1857 & being the same in amount as the present bond.

M. R. Ariail H. S. Losee W. B. Hyman J. Walker A. Rashal

State of Louisiana 9th District, Rapides Parish

I do hereby certify that the (securities) on the property bond are fully complete … as regards the property qualifications and solvency.

Given at Alexandria in the District & Parish aforesaid This 14th Oct 1862

(unreadable signature) ….. 9th District filed 24th day of October 1862 Esq, T. Gary Dy. Clerk

4/20/65 April 20, 1865

State of Louisiana, Parish of St. Martin, 3rd District Court

To Adolphe Coudroy, a notary public in & for the aforesaid Parish By virtue of an order of the 3rd district court, in and for the parish of St. Martin, dated the nineteenth day of April, A.D., 1866. Your are hereby authorized and empowered to cause to come before you, at such time and place as may be appointed Messrs ……………….. as experts & appraisers, to assist you in taking the inventory of all the property remaining of the succession of Manna Arial, deceased, and, with them, to proceed to take a true and fourthful inventory and appraisement of said property, and when you shall have done the same, be pleased to send a process verbal thereof, from under your hand, to us, in our District Courts and for the Parish of St. Martin, without delay.

Witness my hand and official seal, this 20th day Of April in the year of our Lord and Thousand eight hundred and sixty five.

L. V. DeBlanc Dpy. Clerk

#1573 3/23/66 Apr 6, 1866

To the Honorable, the judge of the third judicial district of the State of Louisiana, holding sessions in and for the parish of Saint Martin. The peition of Robert R. Benson, a resident of the city of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, with respect represents. That Manna R. Arial of the Parish of Rapides, who had been and was still the duly appointed administrator of the succession of the late Manna Arial, deceased, in the Parish of Saint Martin, where his succession was opened, departed this life a short time ago, leaving the succession of his said uncle, Manna Ariail without an administrator to manage the same. That there is still extent some property belonging to said succession, and debts and credits due the same, as well charges against it, which should necessarily be attended to by another administrator whose duty would, at the same time, be to liquidate and proceed to the final settlement of the said estate. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the required notices of this your petitioners demand for the administration of the succession of the late Manna Ariail, deceased, in this Parish, be given according to law and published in the St. Martin Democrat and after the expiration of the legal delays, that your petitioner be duly appointed administrator to said estate, upon the conditions impaired by law in such cases. Your petitioner also prays for general relief, as in duty bound.

Edward Simon, Jr. Attorney for petitioner

Filed 23rd March 1866 Esq. T. Gary Dy. Clerk

Let the prayer of the foregoing petition be granted. It is therefore ordered that legal notices of the application of Robert R. Benson, of the city of New Orleans to become administrator of the succession of Manna Arial, deceased, in the Parish of St. Martin, in place of the previous administrator, Manna R. Ariail, who is now dead, be published in the ST. Martin Democrat during ten days. Given under my hand at my office in the town of St. Martinville, this 23rd of March 1866.

V.A. Fournet Clerk of said Court

In this case the notices having been regularly given as required by law, and no apposition having been made to the application of Robert R. Benson to the administration of the estate of Manna Arial. It is therefore ordered and decreed that the said Robert R. Benson be and he is hereby appointed administrator in the said estate of Manna Ariail, dcd. Given under my hand at my office at St. Martinville this 6th April 1866

V. A. Fournet Clerk of said Court

4/6/66 Apr 6, 1866

True Copy

State of Louisiana Parish of East Baton Rouge

I, Robert R. Benson, late of the Parish of St. Martin, now residing in the city of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, do solemnly swear that I will discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as administrator of the succession of Manna Arial, decd, of the Parish of St. Martin, in this State according to the best of my knowledge and ability. So help me God.

R. R. Benson

Sworn to & subscribed before me At Baton Rouge this 6th day of April A.D. 1866

James Naphler, Clerk Seal & Stamp

The original I sent to Mr. McLean, New Orleans, according to your order.

R. R. Benson

4/19/66 April 19, 1866

State of Louisiana Parish of East Baton Rouge I, Robert R. Benson, late of the Parish of St. Martin, how residing in the city of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, do solemnly swear that I will discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as administrator of the succession of Manna Ariail, decd, of the Parish of St. Martin in this State according to the best of my knowledge and ability. So help me God.

R. R. Benson

Sworn to & subscribed before me At Baton Rouge this 6th day of April A. D. 1866

Jos. Nephler, Clerk

Rec’d & filed April 19th 1866

V. A. Fournet Clerk of said Court

4/19/66 April 19, 1866

To the Honorable, the Judge of the Third Judicial district of the State of Louisiana, holding sessions in and for the Parish of Saint Martin. The petition of Robert Benson of the Parish of Orleans, administrator to the estate of Manna Arial opened in the Parish of Saint Martin, with respect represents. That many years have elapsed since the inventory of the effects and property of the succession of the late Manna Arial was made by Adolphe Coudroy, Notary. That said inventory was then sufficient to fix the responsibility of the then administrator Manna R. Arial, now deceased, but is entirely insufficient, at present, for the purpose of finding the liability of your petitioner, who has become the successor of Manna R. Ariail in said administration, owing to the impaired value of the property left, and the disposition which the previous administrator has made of the effects and property entrusted to his care. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that a estimative inventory of the remaining property and effects of the succession of Manna Ariail be made by a notary public appointed to this to be assisted by the appraisers to estimate the same, also to be appointed to that effect. Your petitioner further prays for general relief. As in duty bound.

Edward Simon, Jr. Atty for petitioner

Rec’d & filed, April 19th, 1866

V.A. Fourent Clerk

Pursuant to the prayer of the foregoing petition, let a public inventory of the property of the succession of Manna Ariail be made by Adolphe Coudroy, Notary, and that Be and are hereby appointed as appraisers to estimate the same. Given under my hand at my office at St. Martinsville this 19th of April 1866.

V.A. Fourent Clerk of said Court

#1573 4/19/66 April 19, 1866

To the Honorable the Judge of the Third Judicial District of the State of Louisiana, holding sessions in and for the Parish of St. Martin. The petition of Robert Benson of the Parish of Orleans, administrator of the estate of Manna Arial, opened in the Parish of St. Martin, with respect represents: That many years have elapsed since the inventory of the effects and property of the succession of the late Manna Arial was made by Adolphe Coudroy, Notary. That said inventory was then sufficient to fix the responsibility of the then administrator, Mana R. Arial, now deceased, but is entirely insufficient, at present, for the purpose of fixing the liability of your petitioner, who has become the successor of Manna R. Arial, in said administration, owing to the impaired value of the property left, and the disposition which the previous administrator has made of the effects and property entrusted to his care. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that an estimative inventory of the remaining property and effects of the succession of Manna Arial be made by a Notary Public appointed to this effect to be assisted by two appraisers to estimate the same. Also to be appointed to that effect. Your petitioner further prays for general relief. As in duty bound.

(signed) Edward Simon, Jr. Atty for Petitioner

Rec’d & filed April 19th, 1866

(signed) V. A. Fourent Clerk

Pursuant to the prayer of the foregoing petition, let a public inventory of the property of the succession of Manna Arial be made by Adolphe Coudroy, Notary, and that be and are hereby appointed as appraisers to estimate the same. Given under my hand at my office at St. Martinsville this 19th of April 1866.

(signed) V.A. Fourent Clerk of said Court

A true copy L.V. DeBlanc Dpy. Clerk

4/19/66 April 19, 1866

State of Louisiana Parish of St. Martin

Know ye all men that in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty six, the nineteenth day of April. Conformably to an order of the honorable, the Third Judicial District Court of the State of Louisiana in and for the Parish of St. Martin, dated on this day: And at the request of Robert R. Benson, of the Parish of Orleans, administrator to the Estate of Manna Arial, opened in the Parish of Saint Martin; I, Adolphe Coudroy, Notary Public, in and for the Parish of St. Martin, duly commissioned and sworn, have called to appear before me, at my office in St. Martinsville, Parish of St. Martin, Mrss. Arthur Simon and Henry Walet of this parish, whom I have named and appointed as appraisers for the purpose of taking the estimative inventory of the property and effects belonging to the Estate of Manna Arial, deceased, To that effect, I, the undersigned notary, having administered to the said Arthur Simon and Henry Walet the oath prescribed by law, we have proceeded to the said estimative inventory in presence of the two witnesses, hereinafter named and undersigned, in the manner following, Viz;

1: one piece of land situated in this Parish, behind the town of St. Martinsville containing…………… ……………………………………………………… being the same purchased from Aursin Dumartrait, deceased, estimated six hundred dollars. $600.00 2: One note, dated April 22, 1858, subscribed in solido, by B. A. Prenist & W. F. Weeks, for the sum of five hundred & fifty dollars, payable on April 22, 1860, to the order of Manna R. Arial, administrator of the succession of Manna Arial, with the interest at eight per cent per annum from date and paruphed Ne Varsitus by J. A. DeBlanc shff. And by Ch M. Olivier, recorder $550.00 3: One note dated April 22, 1858, subscribed in solido by B. A. Prenist & W. F. Weeks for the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars, payable on April 22, 1861, to the order of Manna R. Arial, administrator of the succession of Manna Arial, with the interest of eight per cent per annum from date and paruphed Ne Varsitus by J. A. DeBlanc shff. And by Ch. M. Olivier, recorder $550.00 4: one note dated April 22, 1858, subscribed in solido, by Alex DeChuit & Edward Simon, Jr., for the sum of twenty two ------$1700.00

Over $1700.00

Dollars payable on April 22, 1859, to the order of Manna R. Arial, administrator of the succession of Manna Arial, with the interest of eight per cent per annum from date and paraphed Ne Varictus by J. A. DeBlanc shff. And by Ch. M. Olivier, recorder. $22.00 5: One note dated April 22, 1858, subscribed in solido by Alex. DeClouet & Edward Simon, Jr., for the sum of twenty two dollars payable on April 22, 1860, to the order of Manna R. Arial, with the interest of eight per cent per annum from date and paraphed Ne Varictus by J. A. DeBlanc, shff. And by Ch. M. Olivier, recorder. $22.00 6: one note dated April 22, 1858, subscribed in solido by Alex DeClouet & Edward Simon, Jr., for the sum of twenty two dollars, payable on April 22, 1861, to the order of Manna R. Arial, administrator of the succession of Manna Arial with the interest of eight per cent per annum from datee and paraphed Ne Varictus by J. A. DeBlanc, shff. And by Ch. M. Olivier, recorder $22.00 7: one note dated St. Martin June 2nd, 1857, subscribed by James S. Robertson for the sum of five hundred dollars with eight per ------$1766.00

Over $1766.00 cent per annum from date until paid $500.00 8: one note dated April 22, 1858, subscribed in solido by Edm. Monge and V. Mingo for the sum of thirty five dollars payable on April 22, 1861, to the order of Manna R. Arial, administrator, of the succession of Manna Arial, with the interest of eight per cent per annum from the date until paid and paraphed Ne. Vaictus by J. A. DeBlanc Shff and by Ch. M. Olivier, recorder $35.00 9: one note dated April 22, 1858, subscribed in solido by L. & G.G. Fournet and V. A. Fournet for the sum of forty six dollars 50/00 payable on October 22nd, 1858, to the order of Manna R. Arial, administrator of the succession of Manna Arial with the interest of eight per cent per annum from the date until paid. $46.00 10: cash money six hundred and twenty one dollars $621.00 The whole amount of the inventory, which is the sum of two thousand nine hundred and sixty eight dollars, fifty cents ------$2968.50

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And there not being anything else to be inventoried, the present inventory has been closed amounting to the sum of two thousand nine hundred dollars and sixty eight dollars 50/00, in testimony whereof I, the said notary have hereunto set my hand together with the appraisers and Mess. Edward Simon, Jr., and Aristide Ressaud, Jr. witnesses domiciliated in this parish on the day, month and year above written after having read the same.

Arthur Simon Henry Nolet Edward Simon, Jr. A Renaud A Coudroy

4/20/66 April 29, 1866

State of Louisiana, Parish of St. Martin Know all men by these presents, that we R. R. Benson of the Parish of Orleans and Pierre D.D. Delacroix of the Parish of St. Martin are held and firmly bound unto V.A. Fournet, Clerk of the Third Judicial District Court for the parish of St. Martin, and his successors in office, in the sum of …………………………. For the payment whereof, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors administrators and assigns firmly by these presents, dated at the Parish of St. Martin, this 20th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty six. The condition of the above obligations is such that whereas the above bounden R.R. Benson has been appointed, by the Clerk aforesaid, administrator of the estate of Manna Arial, alias Manna R. Arial. Now, therefore, if the said R.R. Benson shall well and truly fulfil the duties incumbent on him as administrator as aforesaid, and shall account for and pay over to the heirs or to their legal representatives, or to such person or persons as shall be entitled to the same, when thereto legally required, all such sum or sums of money as shall come into his hands, as administrator aforesaid, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Signed and delivered in R.R. Benson The presence of Pierre D.D. Delacroix

V.A. Fournet Clerk

Filed April 20th, 1866 L.D. DeBlanc Dpy, Clerk.

#1573

8/27/76 Aug 27, 1876

To the honorable, the Parish judge of the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana. The petition of Robert Benson of the Parish of Orleans, administrator of the succession of Manna Ariail, with respect represents. That in as much as there are still debts due by said estate, and that it is time it should be finally settled and liquidated, it becomes necessary that the only property of the said sucession remaining unsold, to wit: a tract of land in said Parish of St. Martin, bounded north by land of said Parish, east by lots of estate of Thos C. Nicholls, and river St. South by land (bounded) of Louis Gary’s estate by Gaiteme M.L. and west by lands of Valery Ledoun & DeDeblanc’s estate, having about 29 (arpents) in depth be sold for cash. Wherefore your petitioner prays that said property be ordered to be sold for cash by a competent officer after the usual notices & for general relief. Edward Simon, Atty of Pet.

The prayer of the foregoing petition is hereby granted. It is therefore ordered that the property therein described be sold for cash for account of succession of Manna Ariail, after the usual notices. Given under my hand at chambers at St. Martinville this 28th of August 1876

Gabriel A. Fournet Parish Judge

Rc’d & filed Aug. 29th /76 Alcide Veazey Clerk

#1573

9/2/76 Sep 2, 1876

State of Louisiana Parish of St. Martin

To the sheriff of the Parish of St. Martin. By virtue of an order from the Honorable, the Parish Judge dated August 28th, 1876, you are hereby ordered to sell at public sale the property belonging to the succession of Manna Ariail in St. Martin Parish bounded north by Parish lands, east by lots of estate of Thomas C. Nicholls and Rivier Street, south by lands of Gaitane M. L. and west by lands of Valery LeClause and estate of D. DeBlanc having about 29 arpents in depth. Given under my hand and seal of office at St. Martinsville, Parish of St. Martin, this 2nd day of September 1876. Alcide Veazey Clerk

The sale of property having (not) taken place on the day fixed as stated by the within order. I therefore return this (fourth) day of Sept. 1876. By order of Edward Simon, Esq. J.R. Comeau

To be returned to Clerks Office.

JOHN HARVEY ARIAIL, SR. SON OF JEAN BAPTISTE MATHIAS ARIAIL HIS LIFE WITH CHLOE AND FAMILY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Just when anyone thinks there is nothing more to learn about any particular subject, you are always amazed that new and revealing information appears, almost as by magic. What am I talking about? Well, we had earlier learned that John Harvey Ariail, Sr., came to Pickensville, South Carolina, by way of Charleston in 1804. We learned that he was a Master Mason (Masonic lodge) and that he was in the mercantile business until his death in 1836. We also knew that he lived in the Brushy Creek area and attended church at what is now known as the Pickens Chapel. We also knew that a cousin of his wife came down with them and spent his life in the area. We also strongly believe that his brother Manna R. Ariail lived in the Pickensville area for some time before going down to Louisiana. The estate holdings of John Harvey Ariail, Sr., were quite substantial, his owning of approximately 1,100 acres of land. He purchased the house he originally lived in when he first arrived along with much surrounding lands. His household furnishings were expensive, for that time in history, as you can readily see from the inventory of possessions at his death. What is most amazing, however, is that he closely followed the lessons he must have learned from his father, John Ariail, in both Canada and Connecticut. We have documented that John Ariail and his two wives, Marie Louise Allard and Hannah Rich, had a total of 12 children, 9 by Marie and 4 by Hannah. In Canada, John was a tavern/hotel owner/merchant. He was aggressive in his business dealing, but cared little about his finances. That was the cause of his downfall and hasty departure from Quebec. The parallel with the life of his son, John Harvey Ariail, Sr., is striking. John Harvey Ariail, Sr., was adventurous much as his father was. He was not satisfied with becoming a common man holding a common job, i.e., his apprenticeship in Connecticut. He wanted more. His being a member of the Masonic Lodge gave him an opportunity to “rub shoulders” with some of the more influential members of his community and probably opened doors for him that led to the things he did in life. He traveled and learned of the opportunities in distant places, much as his father had done. We have also learned where the middle name ‘Harvey’ originated. A cousin of Jean Baptiste Mathias Ariail, in Mouzillon Village, France, was named Herve Ariail. It is, without doubt, and contrary to the belief of some researching the family, that John Ariail gave his children at least two given names to go along with the family name Ariail. We know that Manna Ariail had the middle initial of R. from his records in the war of 1812. The R. most probably stands for Rich, named after his mother’s family and now we know the name Harvey comes from his ancestors and cousins in France. As of yet, we do not know the middle name of either Luke or Lucy Ariail. Now we have learned that John Harvey Ariail, Sr., followed his father’s footsteps when he moved to Pickensville, South Carolina. Not only did run the mercantile business and farm, but, guess what? He owned a tavern, just like his father did in Canada. Take a look at the information that Anne Sheriff from the Old Pendleton Genealogical Society has found: This is only the beginning, we now know where to look for more information and will attempt to document more about our colorful ancestor, John Harvey Ariail, Sr. Millers Weekly Messenger, Pendleton, S.C. was the newspaper this came from.

‘March 10, 1810 Election at Pickensville on 22nd ult. For officers to command a Volunteer Corps of Artillery. Dr. Charles C. McKenzie, Captain James Osborn, Esq., 1st Lt. John Tarrant, Esq., 2nd Lt. John Ariail, Esq. Ensign.

Pickensville 22nd New Volunteer Company of Artillery Firing of Cannon at 1 o’clock Federal Salute fired. Procession and marched to tavern of JOHN ARIAIL. Doctor C.C. McKenzie, President James Osborn as vice-president. Drank 17 toasts, including to the Pendleton Fair Richard Tarrant & John Tarrant mentioned.”

The original copy of the above information has now been retrieved. There was originally some confusion as to what rank John Ariail, Esq., carried. We had him listed as a 2nd Lt., but we now know that he carried the rank of Ensign. Since this was an artillery company, just what was a Navy rank being assigned to John Ariail. We don’t know as yet, however, it is possible that he was assigned to carry the company banner. We will attempt to get more data as we can and hope to come up with some more answers. Here is a quote of the data recovered.

An election was held at Pickensville on the 22nd ult., for officers to command a Volunteer corps of Artillery, when the following gentlemen were duly elected: Dr. Charles C. McKenzie, Capt. James Osborn, Esq., 1st Lieut. John Tarrant, Esq., 2d Lieut. John Ariail, Esq. Ensign.

Millers Weekly Messenger, Sat Mar. 10, 1810.

Mr. Miller. By publishing the following toasts, you will extremely oblige the Officers of the Artillery Company:

PICKENSVILLE, Feb. 22. The birthday of the illustrious Washington, the savior of his country, and the author of its liberty, was celebrated in this place by a new Volunteer Company of Artillery, with that hilarity and expression of joy which demonstrates the high sense the People entertain of the blessings we derive from it. The day was ushered in by the firing of cannon, and at 12 o’clock, after the company had elected their officers, a federal salute was fired, during which time, a procession was formed, at the ordinance, and marched to the Tavern of Mr. John Arial. Doctor C. C. McKenzie was called to the chair, as president, and Mr. James Osborn, as vice-president; the Company partook of an entertainment provided for the occasion. After which the following toasts were drank. 1. The day that gave our Hero birth…may its annual return be unceasingly hailed with joy, and ever find in the breasts of Americans that love of liberty that inspired the heroes and patriots of ’76. 1 gun, 9 cheers, song, Washington’s dirge. 2. The President of the United States...great in the cabinet, the Man of our choice. 1 gun, 9 cheers, song, the hobbies. 3. The Vice-President…may wisdom and sound policy be his polar star to happiness. 1 gun, 6 cheers, song, Hail Columbia. 4. Thomas Jefferson, late President of the United States…under whose wise and political administration, that vast territory called the Louisiana, become united to America without a drop of blood shed. 1 gun, 9 cheers, song, Jefferson is the dandy. 5. The Congress of the United States…more energy in their committees, and less declamation. 1 gun, 6 cheers, song, liberty tree. 6. The Heroes and Statesmen of the revolution…the founders of our political blessings. 1 gun, 9 cheers, song, Tom Bolin. 7. The Militia…well organized, the bulwark of a free Republic. 1 gun, song, American Volunteers. 8. The high seas…the birthright of all nations. 1 gun, song, a Tar for all weathers. 9. The Army and Navy of the United States…a sufficient safeguard, while uncorrupted. 1 gun, song, Lary Obrien. 10. The Constitution of South Carolina…the happy, wise, and revered work of our ancestors, that political ark by which we have been sheltered, and in which we have been prosperously steered for upwards of thirty years…may it long be held sacred, and remain unattached. 1 gun, 9 cheers, song, Plato. 11. America…may it be an asylum to the distressed, and a pattern to all nations. 1 gun, 9 cheers, song, Columbia’s Sons. 12. The Governor and council of South Carolina…may they by their wisdom and policy, keep us upon an equilibrium with our sister States. 1 gun, 9 cheers, song, America, Commerce and Freedom. 13. The American Press…may its unrestricted privilege never be abused. 1 gun, song, the Book-binder’s wife’s sister. 14. Peace, and intercourse with the world, upon honorable terms, not otherwise…we swear by the (graves) of the heroes that were sacrificed in the American struggle, that we will have it reciprocal. 1 gun, song. Liberty union and fraternity. 15. Agriculture, Commerce, and Manufactures, the grand source of wealth and prosperity of nations. 1 gun, song, the Farmer. 16. Literature, Arts, and Science…the basis of national greatness, and individual happiness. 1 gun, 9 cheers, song, why should care or books perplex us. 17. The Pendleton Fair…may they by their charms, inspire the youths to a true sense of bravery, and glory, that requisite in the bosom of a free people. 1 gun, 12 cheers, song, rural felicity.

Volunteers---By Doctor Charles C. McKinzie…If it should be the destiny of America to be jostled on a lee, shore, or sunk in an abyss of misfortune, may she never want her Washington, nor Ireland her Emmett. By James Osborn, Esq. Death to all Jacobin* principles, throughout the world. By Mr. Richard Tarrant…the pretty girls of Pendleton, and the ugly girls of Pendleton…may virtue alone make the distinction. By John Tarrant, Esq…may the laws of South Carolina be a terror to evil doers. By John Arial, Esq…the Officers of the Company…may they do honor to themselves and be an advantage to their country.

Note: If any of us should glorify the educational system we have in place today, just take a look at what these so-called illiterate backwoodsmen knew about history. Should we, today, dare ask our high school youth what is meant by Jacobin? *Jacobin—During the French Revolution, a member of a French political society that inaugurated the Reign of Terror. (Jacobin of St. James, with reference to the church of St. James, in Paris, where the society first met.)

Early South Carolina News Articles

There seems to always be something new to find and explore when you are looking for data. There is never an end to any project such as we are undertaking. We hear all kinds of things about our ancestors, but folklore is one thing, documenting such ideas is another. There are a couple of articles here that deal with the Barr and Warnock side of our ancestors. These articles prove the status of these ancient men whom we claim, and show sometimes where they lived and what they done. Let me quote a couple of these ancient new clips. Quote:

Pendleton Saturday, October 15, 1808.

On Monday and Tuesday last, an election was held in this district, for Representatives In the State Legislature; when on examining the votes, the following gentlemen Were declared duly elected:

Major Samuel Barr, Samuel Taylor, Esq, Col. John Brown. ------The following gentlemen were elected in Greenville district:

James Kilgore, Esq. Senator. Tho’s Edwards, & L’hil’n. Bradford Esquires, Representatives. Col. L. J. Alston, reelected as Representative in Congress, for the election District of Pendleton and Greenville.

Pendleton. Saturday, October 13, 1810. Election.

The following is a statement of the election for a Member of Congress, to represent the election District of Pendleton and Greenville Elias Earle, Pendleton, 1075 Greenville 575 ------Total 1650

Wm. Hunter, Pendleton 819 Greenville 374 ------Total 1193

The following persons were elected in the State Legislature:

For Pendleton District. For the Senate, Eliah Moore.

House of Representatives,

Samuel Taylor, Andrew Pickens, Jun. James Thompson. Dudley Hamond Samuel A. Easley Samuel Barr

For Greenville District House of Representatives.

John Blassingame Philomon Bradford Sullivan. Henry T. Walker.

The following article pertains to the Greatgrandfather of Mary Adelaide Barr.

FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.

Ran away, from the subscriber, on the 8th of April, last, an Apprentice boy, named Wm. Millwee, about 19 years of age. I do hereby forewarn all persons from harboring or keeping the said apprentice. The above reward will paid to any person who will bring him back to me, or, lodge him in Goal, and send me word.

Andrew Warnock. Pendleton, May 1, 1810.

FOR PRIVATE SALE,

A tract of land, containing two hundred and fifty acres; on which is a good dwelling house and barn, with other necessary out-houses; about forty acres of cleared land, and well fenced; and generally of an excellent quality. Terms will be made reasonable and credit given for part of the purchase money.

Andrew Warnock

23 Mile Creek, Pendleton District.

It seems that our early Ariail family were adept at ways of making money and living the good life. That not only included the men, it also spoke for the girls also. The following article is about the ancestors of the husband of Climelia Abigail Ariail. Some of them were powerful figures in the construction of the early State of South Carolina. Quote:

DEATH OF MAJOR HAMILTON.

The melancholy duty again devolves upon us of announcing the death of a distinguished citizen – We have but very recently recorded the departure, from amongst us, of Judge Martin, and of the venerable patriarch of Columbia, Col. Taylor – We have now to record that of one of the revolutionary associates of the latter, eminent for his gallant devotion to liberty, in the struggle to establish the independence of South Carolina – and as eminent for his zeal in maintaining that independence in the crisis through which we have recently passed. Major James Hamilton, the father of our distinguished fellow citizen, Gen. Hamilton, died on the night of the 25th inst, after a short illness, in the 83d year of his age – and thus closed a life, full of years and honor, which was marked throughout by private and public virtue. He was the oldest surviving field officer of the regular line of the old Continental Army – and true to the principles of ’76, was one of the State Rights Delegates, from this District to the late Convention of South Carolina. – Charl. Mercury.

The Pendleton Messenger, Dec 4, 1833.

Ariails carry on the tradition. Sharing: Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Doyce Ariail And his son, Lt. Col. Tom Ariail, share stories About their experiences this week at their home In Climax.

When Tom Ariail, eldest son of Doyce and Ann Ariail of Climax, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the U.S. Army in February 2001 in Bremerhaven, Germany, he was continuing a family tradition of serving his country with pride and honor. The tradition was begun by his father, who is himself a retired Army lieutenant colonel. Tom, who is visiting his parents this week, is a 1980 graduate of Whigham High School and a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy with a degree in general engineering. He commanded a tank unit during Desert Storm and has also served tours in Afghanistan and Kuwait during the war on terror. His current home base is Fort McPherson in Atlanta, but he will be leaving July 17 to return to Kuwait. The newest Ariail lieutenant colonel says his love for his country and his inspiration to fight for and defent it was inspire by his father. “My father loves this country, and he bravely defended it,” Tom said. “He has instilled love of country in me and my brothers, Chip, Scott and Pat, all of our lives. From the time I was a little boy, I have wanted to follow in his footsteps. He has a picture of me wearing his helmet when I was very little.” Doyce and Ann moved to Climax in 1979 after he retired at Fort Benning in Columbus, ending a 20-year Army career. “I served during the Vietnam conflict,” Doyce said. “I was in ordnance, and our duties included repairing parts for all weapons and maintaining ammunitions and explosives. I also served in France, Turkey and Korea.” Tom has served two tours in Germany, where his 3-year-old daughter, Isabell, who is also visiting Climax this week, was born. He and his wife, Shari, a Boston, Mass., native and an attorney, also have a 3- month-old daughter named Madeline. “The hardest thing about going to Kuwait is having to leave my family,” Tom said. “I really miss them when they are not with me. When we were stationed in Germany, Shari volunteered to teach a course in American culture to German children.” Tom was in Egypt training allied troops from Egypt, France, and Italy on Sept. 11, 2001 when the terrorist attacks occurred in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. “I was actually on the phone to someone at the Pentagon when the plane hit,” he said. “They told me something had just happened and hung up quickly. Later I found out that Brian Birdwell, a friend I served with a Fort Lewis, Wash., survived the attack, but was badly burned. He is recovering.”

James Ariail Master Craftsman

ARIAIL’S GUITARS HOLD THEIR OWN SEA-GOING INSTRUMENT SAVED. Jim Ariail makes guitars for pickers and kickers It took a licking, but kept on picking.

When Jim Ariail, of 19625 Tumalo Rim Road in Tumalo, got a call last week from someone who said he had found one of Ariail’s handmade guitars floating around in the Atlantic Ocean, Ariail couldn’t believe it. After doing a little long-distance checking, he was able to confirm the story. “I know this is hard to believe,” said Ariail, “but this guy called from Charleston, South Carolina, … and said that while he was smoking near the battery of a harbor, he saw … a guitar case floating in the water. “When it drifted in close to the shore, he scooped it out of the water … The guitar was still in good shape and he was able to play it.” The retriever noticed Ariail’s name emblazoned on a label inside the guitar, so he gave him a call. Sure enough, Ariail had made the guitar in 1972 and had sold it on consignment to a Portland store, which had subsequently sold it to the man who lost it. “It turned out that the guitar had been stolen from the guy’s boat that same day,” Ariail said. “He gave chase to the person, whom he caught on the boat, but didn’t catch him … and somehow, the guitar ended up in the ocean.” That the guitar was still playable probably came as no surprise to Ariail, who said he spends about 100 hours on each guitar he makes. He started making guitars in 1967 as a hobby, evolving methods and ideas about making them as he progressed. He has only made 39 guitars to date – mostly Spanish classicals’ – because he stopped in 1974 for a sabbabitical leave from his teaching job at Pilot Butte Junior High. “I started making them again last November once I had a little more time on my hands,” he said. Ariail said he makes all of his guitars almost completely out of wood – he uses no paint or plastic. All the designs seen on the guitar are handcrafted by him – even the rosettes, which are made out of about 10,000 tiny block of wood. The rosettes encircle the sound hole of the guitar. “Most guitar makers won’t make their own rosettes – unless they’re a little crazy,” Ariail said. “The first one I did took me about three days. Now one will usually take me about eight hours.” Ariail said he usually uses the Spanish method for making guitars, which means he starts with the neck and builds the rest of the guitar around it. The type of wood he uses varies with the each instrument, but he said his finest guitars are made of rosewood. Ebony is “pretty standard” for fingerboards, according to Ariail, and spruce is the wood he commonly uses for the tops of the guitars. He makes five different types of guitars, each having its own size, volume and string length for different tonal qualities. And he doesn’t stick just to guitars – Ariail has produced some banjos, lutes and a zither, which is a 42-stringed instrument similar to an autoharp. He has never made violins, but doesn’t rule out the possibility. “Who knows – I’ve got a lot of years left to make instruments,” he said. Even though he makes guitars, Ariail said he doesn’t play much himself. “Oh, I chord and pick a little now and then, but I’m not very good,” he said. “But I play well enough to know when a guitar sounds right and when it doesn’t.” Ariail said he really enjoys making guitars, but he doesn’t plan to let it become anything more than a hobby. “I enjoy doing this without the pressures of a business,” he said. “Turning this into a business might take the enjoyment out of it.”

Craftsman has ear for classics Bend resident Jim Ariail constructs classical guitars in his home workshop

Carrying on the age-old tradition of classical guitar making is Bend resident Jim Ariail. He is one of the three or four regular classical guitar makers in Oregon and has been building guitars for 16 years. The classical guitar looks similar to other guitars but is lighter and has nylon strings (originally gut) instead of steel strings. The guitar was originally designed for classical music, which is how it acquired its name. The standards for classical guitar making were developed between 1850 and 1890 by a man named Torres and they haven’t changed much since then, Ariail said. Ariail, 43, a seventh and eighth grade science teacher at Pilot Butte, spends his afternoons, weekends and summers building guitars in his basement workshop. He also makes steel-string guitars, but prefers classical. His goal is to “make the best classical guitar in the world.” He spends 150 to 200 hours to create a single guitar. His guitars sell for $500 to $1,500 each, averaging about $800 – “just enough to cover costs,” he said. He sells to people interested in playing that particular kind of music, mostly amateur and folk musicians. He said some classical guitars in Spain sell for up to $5,000. “I couldn’t make a living at this – I’m too slow,” he said. He makes only three to four guitars a year, whereas some guitar makers turn out 10 to 30 a year, he said. He has built 43 to date, selling most and giving some away to friends. “I’m not in it for the commercial venture – just as a hobby,” he said. On the walls of his workshop, hang five finished guitars and various bits and pieces of others in the works. All sorts of chisels, hammers, clamps and other tools hang from the ceiling and along a window. Ariail took off one of the guitars hanging on the wall and began to play. The room was filled with a rich, mellow sound, despite Ariail’s protest that he is not a guitarist – he just plays for his “own entertainment.” Ariail’s first venture into construction was in 1966. He had been playing the ukulele, a four-stringed instrument, and to pass the time, converted a six-string guitar into a four-string to have a larger ukulele. He decided to try classical guitar-making when, a year later, he saw a man playing a classical guitar at a party and “fell in love with it.” Discovering that a classical guitar was out of his price-range, Ariail toyed with the idea of building one. “I mentioned it to a friend and he gave me enough of a horse laugh that I had to do it,” Ariail said. With the help of wood working books and other guitar-makers, he built his first guitar and realized he had enough potential. He builds everything but the strings and machines. He builds his best guitars out of rosewood from Central and South America, spruce from Bavaria, and ebony from Madagascar. He has also experimented with maple, walnut and mahogany. More than 3,000 tiny squares of wood are needed to form the rosette around the guitar’s sound hold. One guitar he had just completed had a carved sea horse for the bridge and pearl inlays in the shapes of fish and mermaids on the neck of the guitar. Ariail called it his “marine motif.” “The thing about hand-made guitars is that every one is unique. With other guitars, you seen one Yamaha, you’ve seen a million. I’ve never made two totally alike,” he said. “Someday, if I get tired of teaching school, if I ever do, I’ll have a profession for retirement,” he said. But Ariail said the real reason he has persisted in classical guitar making is his family’s encouragement. Two of his three children have begun to build their own guitars. Ariail said his wife, Judy, is “very patient. She doesn’t mind the sawdust.”

ARIAIL DATA From The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research

The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research SCMAR, Volume VII, Number 2, Spring, 1979 Marriage and Death Notices from the Greenville Republican

SCMAR, Vol. VII, Spring 1979, No. 2, p.119 Married on Thursday evening last, by James Osborne, Esq., Mr. John Ariail to Miss Parthena Blassingame, all of Pendleton District. (April 19, 1828)

The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research SCMAR, Volume XVII, Number 2, Spring, 1989 Pickens District Real Estate Divisions (Continued from Volume XVII, p.24)

SCMAR, Vol. XVII, Spring 1989, No. 2, p.103 South Carolina, Pickens District. Personally appeared before me Joseph Young and John Arial who being duly sworn on their oath say that the above tract of land belonging to the Heirs of Russel Cannon deceas’d is not worth $1000 and that it is best for the parties in interest to sell the same for distribution among the heirs. Sworn to 28th Octr 1844. Jos. Young, John Ariail. Sworn to before me. William D. Steele, O.P.D.

The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research SCMAR, Volume XVIII, Number 1, Winter, 1990 Pickens District Real Estate Divisions (Continued from Volume XVII, p.173)

SCMar, Vol. XVIII, Winter 1990, No. 1, p.35 The undersigned widow of Benjamin Day Jr. decd petitions your Court to have the Real Estate of said Deceased consisting of one hundred & sixty acres of land more or less on waters of Golden Creek adjoining lands belonging to John Ariail, Wm. Odell, Elihu Griffin & others sold or divided for which your petitioner will every pray 28th Nov 1846. Jane E. Day.

The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research SCMAR, Volume XVIII, Number 1, Winter, 1990 Pickens District Real Estate Divisions (Continued from Volume XVII, p.173)

SCMAR, Vol. XVIII, Winter 1990, No. 1, p.38 State of South Carolina, Pickens District. John Ariail & W.L. Keith are held and firmly bound unto W.D. Steele Ordinary Pickens District in the full and just sum of $300 to be paid unto the said W. D. Steele his successors in office or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made and done we bind ourselves. 4 January 1847. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound John Ariail & W. L. Keith shall & do well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the above named W. D. Steele the sum of $18.25 in advance and $131.75 on or before the 4th day of January 1848, the above obligation to be void. John Ariail (Seal) W. L. Keith (Seal). Wit: Jos Grisham.

Marriage and Death Notices from the Up-Country of South Carolina as taken from Greenville Newspapers, 1826-1863. Greenville Republican, page 6.

Marriages & Deaths, Greenville Newspapers, 1826-1863, p.6 Married on Thursday evening last, by James Osborne, Esq., Mr. John Ariail to Miss Parthena Blassingame, all of Pendleton District. (April 19, 1828)

Marriage and Death Notices from The Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, Issue of May 3, 1828, page 21

Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p. 21 In Pendleton, S.C., Mr. John Ariail to Miss Parthena Blassingame.

Marriage and Death Notices from Baptist Newspapers of South Carolina, 1866-1887, The Working Christian, Issue of February 1, 1883, page 121

Marriage & Deaths, Baptist Newspapers, S.C., 1866-1887 By Rev. J. W. Hutchins, at the residence of Mr. M. King, on the 16th of January 1883, Mr. Robt. F. Ariail and Miss Susan E. Barrett, of Pickens County, S. C.

Marriage Notices from The Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878, Issue of January 8, 1878, page 214

Marriages, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878 December 19, 1877, Rev. Wm. H. Ariail, of the South Carolina Conference, to Miss Hattie Yeargin, of Laurens County, S. C., by Rev. J. B. Traywick.

Gerry Arial 4th great grandson of John Ariail

Juno Awards Weekend Showcased Top Florists Gerry Arial, working on an arrangement last year for the Governor General’s gala, was responsible for flowers at the Juno reception

Michael Prentice, Ottawa Buzz, printed an article, with picture of Gerald “Gerry” Arial displaying one of his floral arrangements at the Juno reception. The article reads as follows: The Juno Awards weekend proved that the capital region is big enough for two top talents in Floral design: Gerry Arial, of The Silver Rose in Ottawa, and Joel-Marc Frappier, of La Maison des Fleurs in Gatineau. While Mr. Frappier provided floral arrangements for most Juno-related events, including the gala at the Leamy Lake Hilton, Mr. Arial was the florist for a spectacular Juno reception at the National Gallery of Canada on Friday evening. Mr. Frappier’s displays included 4,000 Dutch tulips donated by the Canadian Tulip Festival, which, with the rest of the area’s tourist industry, should benefit from the Juno spotlight on the capital. Mr. Arial’s displays at the National Gallery featured about 4,000 giant yellow orchids he had flown in from Singapore.

Friday, November 14, 2003 Flower designer Gerry Arial with part of his spectacular display for The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. (Picture held in Ariail Archives)

Three thousand tall stems of white orchids flown in from Singapore and 300 meters of silver aluminum piping bought at an Ottawa hardware store made a spectacular display at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards at the National Arts Centre last weekend. It was the work of Ottawa floral designer Gerry Arial, who was given a free hand as long as he kept within the organizers’ budget. Mr. Arial said he wanted to get away from “large, showy arrangements.” He decorates the NAC for the show every year, but says he was given artistic freedom this year by Christopher Blake, executive director of the awards foundation. “This time, I was creating sculptures, not just floral arrangements,” he said. “I just wanted to reflect not only the architecture of the building, but the taste of (Gov. Gen.) Adrienne Clarkson.” Mr. Arial provided the display at his cost, which was not disclosed.

Note: Gerry Arial would be a 5th cousin of James Patterson.

ROAD TO CLIMAX RENAMED DOYCE ARIAIL, FAMILY REUNION PRESIDENT

The unveiling of the new sign will be placed at the Climax City limits on U.S. Highway 84, or State Road 38. That portion of the highway will be renamed to honor retired Lt. Col. Doyce Ariail, Who is seated. Others at the ceremony Saturday include, from left, Standing, state Rep. Hugh D. Broome, Ann Ariail, Scott Ariail and Chip Ariail

A portion of U.S. Highway 84—or State Road 38 within the city limits of Climax—was renamed in honor of retired Lt. Col. Doyce Ariail in a ceremony held in conjunction with the annual Flag Day celebrations Saturday—and to the surprise of Doyce Ariail. Georgia Rep. Wallace Sholar thanked Climax city clerk Alma Hart and Belinda Hurst for initiating a petition before the city council over two years ago to have the highway named in honor of Ariail. The city then presented the petition to the state for approval, and Sholar said it took two year to get the resolution passed through the House and Senate. “Doyce is so deserving of this honor. I have seen him buy shoes and short for young boys who wanted to play ball, but didn’t have the money to buy the equipment. I have seen him start projects, when I know Ann (Ariail) needed him to do things at home. He gives anything he starts his all,” Hurst said prior to the ceremonies. “I have never known anyone more patriotic or more committed to his community and civic duty,” Hurst said. For example, Doyce carried the Olympic torch through Climax on Broad Street heralding the summer Olympics held in Atlanta. The distance on Georgia State Road 38 also represents the distance Doyce carried the Olympic torch through Climax. “These are only a few reasons I presented the petition,” she said. Climax mayor Carl Davis said when he first came to Climax and needed something done, everyone told him to see Doyce Ariail. “I thought Doyce was a city employee until I became involved with the city council. Then I realized he was very concerned with Climax as a volunteer and good citizen.” Rep. Sholar said, “Today it is a great opportunity to present this to a most deserving individual.” An emotional and much surprised Ariail, said, “I always borrow a phrase from President J.F. Kennedy. Ask not what you community can do for you. Ask what you can do for your community. Thank you all very much.” Ann Ariail thanked everyone for his or her contribution, and for their help. Of the four sons, Chip and Scott were able to attend, but Tom and Pat were unable to attend the ceremony because they’re in the Middle East serving in the military. Sen. John Buloch said Doyce Ariail took great pride in Climax, always honoring the flag and involved with many youth groups in Decatur and Grady counties. Bulloch read the resolution designating a portion of State Road 38 in Climax in honor of Ariail. Rep. Hugh Broome said, “It is an honor to recognize this outstanding individual.” He went on to say that he was glad to see the young people in the parade, especially the Boy Scouts and the ROTC. W.P. “Billy” Langdale, District 2 State Transportation Board member, complimented Climax, Saying, “In a lot of place in Georgia you don’t find the quality of life that one sees in Climax.” The Bainbridge High School Jr. Air Force ROTC presented the colors, after which Scouts of Troop 383 of Whigham led the Pledge of Allegiance. Gabrielle Gattorno sang the National Anthem. The Rev. Cathy Green of the Climax United Methodist Church held the invocation in the absence of mayor pro-tem, the Rev. Henry Clark who, due to sickness, was unable to attend. By Jean Ann Ouzts Climax Correspondent

DOYCE IS SPECIAL GUY It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

That was my reaction when I heard that a portion of U.S. Highway 84, also known as State Road 38, within the city of Climax, had been renamed in honor of Climax resident and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Doyce Ariail. In an editorial in our Wednesday, Jun 18 edition, my boss and dear friend, Post-Searchlight publisher Sam Griffin, described Doyce and what he has meant to the Climax community much better than I could. Sam pointed out that no one more deserves the honor of having his friends and neighbors arrange to have a stretch of U.S. 84 named for him than Doyce. To make it even more special, it is the stretch he ran over as a torchbearer to herald the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. In his editorial, Sam also emphasized how distinguished, dedicated and fun to be around Doyce is. He has worked tirelessly on projects at the Swine Time grounds and at his beloved Climax United Methodist Church. Everything Sam said about Doyce is true. No one loves Climax or this country more than he does. It was appropriate that the renaming dedication took place on Flag Day, Saturday, June 14. On a personal note, Doyce, his wife, Ann and their sons, Tom, Chip, Scott and Pat have been very special to me personally—as I know they have been to many others. Knowing I live by myself, Doyce and Ann, who are two of the most caring Christian people I know, take it upon themselves to make sure I am not alone on holidays. If I’m not going to visit my brother, Tom, and sister-in-law, Cheryl, in Atlanta, they invite me to spend the holiday with them. I have spent one Christmas day and two Thanksgiving days with them and their families the past four years. Their holiday get-togethers are always at the Whigham home of two of my other favorite people, Ann’s sister, Mrs. Carolyn Palmer, and her husband, Bobby. Mrs. Palmer was extremely helpful to me when she was Bainbridge High School secretary. I commend Climax city clerk Alma Hart and Belinda Hurst for initiating a petition before the city council to have the highway portion renamed in Doyce’s honor, and State Representatives Wallace Sholar and Hugh Broome for getting the renaming approved by the state legislature. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else more proud than Doyce was last summer when I interviewed him and Tom, his oldest son and a West Point graduate who had recently been promoted to lieutenant colonel. The pride was evident in both of their eyes as they sat on the couch in the den of their Climax home and talked about their military careers and how much they loved this country. I remember Tom, who was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, telling me his dad was always his role model, and he wanted to grow up to be the kind of first class man and military officer he was. Chip, the second oldest Ariail boy and a football and soccer coach in the Decatur County School System, is one of the best friends I have in the world. The statistics he provides me in his role as statistician for the Bainbridge High School Bearcat football team make my job much easier in the fall. Chip’s wife, the former Lisa Newton of Bainbridge, is a Post Searchlight computer technician and graphic artist who does an outstanding job with our photos and pages. I had the pleasure of covering Chip and his two younger brothers, Scott and Pat, as Bearcat football players. All of them were very special players and special young men. Scott went on to start in the defensive secondary for the University of Central Florida Knights. My dear friend, Mr. Clifford Wells of Climax, summed up all of our feelings about Doyce best when he simply said every town needs a Doyce Ariail Sports Beat Joe Crine

Rene Arial Sudden Death Ends The General Assembly Mr. Rene Arial Collapses During An Important Meeting of The Taxpayers of Rapide-Des-Chenes (Canadian Family Line—3rd great grandson of Jean Baptiste Mathieu Ariail)

The President of the school commission of Rapide-des-Chenes, Mr. Rene Arial, age 45 years, suddenly collapsed yesterday night during a special General Assembly of the Commission and Taxpayers. We immediately asked for Dr. Georges Lebel of Aylmer, but he concluded that Mr. Arial died of a coronary thrombose. The meeting was held at Notre-Dame school, Aylmer Road, and was summoned to discuss the adoption of a resolution authorizing the school commission to buy a lot for the construction of a new Catholic School of sixteen classes in the Municipality. This project has been studied for about two years and has caused controversy. At a certain time, the discussion engaged on the site of the lot. Answering to a point of view to which his opinion was deferred, Mr. Arial ended had ended his own point of view when suddenly he collapsed onto the floor, to the consternation of all the people present. Dr. George Lebel, of Aylmer, was immediately called, also Vicor Aurele Decelles of Deschenes and the ambulance driver for the Gauthier Funeral Home of Hull. All declared his sudden death. We can easily imagine the confusion and excitement that followed when Mr. Arial collapsed in the presence of his wife, who was at the meeting. While some taxpayers were calling the doctor, others started to pray, seeing him dying. The Priest Aurele Decelles comforted his wife, who survives him and their five children. The President of the School Commission resided at Connaught Garden for many years and was employed by the Federal Government in October 1956. He was elected Stewart for the Municipality of Rapide-des-Chenes, then was chosen President of the School Commission in July 1957. His position was to expire in July of this year. One of the taxpayers present at the meeting told us “Mr. Arial died on duty at the service of the taxpayer’s children.” The agents who were present when the tragedy happened were: Mr. Jean-Baptiste Renaud, Roger Philion, Marcel Clement, Joseph-Yves Allard, also Mr. William Charron, Secretary-treasurer. Mr. Arial was sitting at the right of the latter when he died. The meeting started at 9:20. It was going well when a first discussion started about an article that appeared in a local bulletin. It was after that discussion that the conversation engaged on the site of the new school. His death happened around 10 o’clock. The meeting was immediately suspended and every taxpayer waited patiently the arrival of the doctor and the ambulance, while some were praying. The body was sent to the Gauthier Funeral Home in Hull, Quebec. Dr. Gerald Bisson, coroner, examined the body and there will be no further investigation. Mr. Joseph-Rene Arial was the husband of Goldie Richardson who survives him. He leaves to mour him, besides his wife, four sons: Raymond, Thomas, Gerald and Edouard, also one daughter Diane all at home. Five brothers: Joseph, Edgar, Joffre, Henri and Georges of Ottawa; six sisters: Mrs. Lorenzo Raymond, Rene Carisse, Leonard Hawkins, Jean LaCelle, Lucien Schryer and Frank Quirk, all of Ottawa, Ontario.

Note: His son Gerald “Gerry” Arial is a well-known florist in Ottawa. He has made floral arrangements for the Pope, Queen Elizabeth and also for the Rose Bowl in California.

Theodore Arial and Caroline Dandurand

Jean Baptiste Mathieu Ariail’s descendents began to migrate west and south after they were originally born in Quebec, Canada. There were two boys, Michel and Jean Baptiste Arial. Michel Arial and his family went from Canada to upper state New York, in Clinton, Franklin and Essex Counties. From there they migrated to Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and elsewhere within the United States. Jean Baptiste Arial migrated westward in Canada, into Ontario and eventually Alberta. Their descendents migrated into the western United States and into the Chicago, Illinois area. The following article is pertaining to the churches that were formed in Chicago, which served the religious needs of these early settlers.

The Canadian Ariail’s Some moved to Chicago, The following Is about their church.

The French

The French in Roseland came from French Canada. They came to work in he Pullman shops and they settled in the area known as Gano, and some settled in Kensington. The French, like any other group, wanted a church of their own so they petitioned the diocese for permission to start a church. Father Ambrose Goulet organized a church in the year 1886, December 28. Naming the church St. Ambose, Father Goulet celebrated mass on Christmas day 1886 in Henderson’s Hall. The first church was erected in the year 1889, and the new church was named after King Louis IX of France who died in a French crusade. This first church was located at 114th and Edbrooke, but the French people were all situated in Gano and they wanted their church in the same neighborhood. In July of 1900 the church was sold to the Dutch Catholics and this church was named St. Willibrord. A new site at 17 E. 117th Street was purchased and a frame building served as a church. In the year 1910 the church now standing was built. It is of Gothic design with copper steeples that are the same. The academy was built for the use of educating the French children of the area and it was governed by the sisters. The church served the French people of the community until the year 1971 and then it merged with the church of All Saints located at 108th and State Street. As with the other churches that either left the community or merged, St. Louis tried its best to reach out to the black in the community but blacks are mainly Baptists and they are African Methodist Episcopal. ------year 1880 the name “High Prairie” was changed to “Roseland” and the church continued to grow. So, the year 1888 saw great growth in Roseland in the other communities around it such as Gano, Kinsington, the town of Pullman and the town of West Pullman. The new stone church at the corner of 107th and Michigan began to grow to such an extent that the membership grew from two hundred eighty in 1884 to seven hundred forty in 1890. The church continued to grow and it became so large that new churches had to be added to Roseland. In the year 1889 it was time to build a Reformed church in Gano, which would be known as the First Reformed Church of Gano. The Gano church served the people in the are from 115th to 127th or the Calumet River and from State St. to Halsted, an area of 1 ¾ square miles. In the year 1891 the church was formed, the year 1891 saw the build – of the first church building on the corner of 117th and Clark. On Sunday, October 9, 1892, the church was dedicated with several ministers taking part. On April 5, 1893, lightning struck the steeple and within a very short time the church burned to the ground. But the people would not be stopped and they built a new church on October 15th, 1893 and it was in use the following week. The people of Gane Reformed were proud of their new church and the church continued on into the years. The other Reformed church in the area was known as Bethany Reformed, and this church was begun in the year 1890 in a hall known as Vandersydes Hall located at 111th and Michigan Avenue which is still standing today. This church was organized as an English speaking church because Gano and First church conducted services in Dutch. The First church was built on 111th Street in the year 1891, this church was used until the year 1915, because of heavy traffic on 111th Street it became necessary to build a new church elsewhere. Land was purchased on 111th place and Perry and in the year 1925 a new church was built in the Gothic style. This church served the English speaking people of the community.

BRIAN NASH Former Fire Chief Running for County Commission

Carnesville – Franklin County Commission candidate Brian Nash said he has a vested interest in the county’s Emergency Medical Service and fire department funding. As a former chief of the Nails Creek Volunteer Fire Department, he said he understands the need to make the county safe as well as reduce costs to residents. Mr. Nash, a Republican candidate for the District 1 seat, said he also wants to protect residents’ lifestyles while preparing for future growth. His plans include working to maintain and improve roads and examining how the county assesses property taxes to find ways to ease the burden on taxpayers. “One of the ways to do this is the continuation of the special-purpose, local-option sales tax so that those traveling through Franklin County on Interstate 85 can help to contribute to the needs of the people that call this home,” he said. Mr. Nash, 38, is a graduate of Enterprise High School in Enterprise, Ala. Before coming to Franklin County 13 years ago, Mr. Nash was a radio announcer and publicist for an Athens radio station. He now owns and operates Nash Farms in western Franklin County. Mr. Nash and his wife Kimberly live on part of the Ariail farm, which has been in his family for more than 200 years. The couple has four children, Ariail, 14, Brandi, 8, Tori, 8, and Garrett, 4. By: Heidi Cenac Georgia Bureau

Mrs. Ariail Named President 1977

The setting of the March meeting of the Easley Chapter of the National Secretaries Association was at Quincy’s Steak House, Easley, on Monday, March 14. A new slate of officers for the upcoming NSA year was elected. These are: Mrs. Carolyn Ariail, President; Jrs. Dot Young, vice president, Mrs. Joyce Hall, recording secretary; Mrs. Ann Stancil, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Sybil Looper, treasurer. The new officers will be installed in May and will take office in June. Members welcomed Mrs. Alice Tolbert, Division President of NSA (International) and Mrs. Pat Chastain of Pickens. The speaker for the evening was Mrs. Mary Jo Forbes, Public Relations Manager for the Greenville District of Southern Bell. Mrs. Forbes, a Clemson graduate, has been with Southern Bell for 12 years and in the Greenville office for one year. A film, “How to Lose Your Best Customer without Really Trying,” was shown emphasizing the right and wrong way to use the telephone. The image of a company is being made every time you make or take a phone call, and this is why it is so important to use the telephone correctly, Mrs. Forbes said. Some of the things to remember when answering the phone are: answer promptly; answer directly into the phone; answer briefly; but courteously, when taking message, always repeat the name and number back to the party with whom you are talking; always offer to take a message or have your part call back, do not require the calling party to call a second time if at all possible. Following the program, a brief business meeting was held. Plans are being made for National Secretaries Week, April 24-30, which include a luncheon on Wednesday of that week for all Chapter secretaries and a reception for bosses and their wives, members and prospective members of NSA.

Marriage of Simon Ariail A French Wedding

During one of our visits to France, we came upon a wedding document that sparked some interest because it is apparently from the same time frame and place that our Jean-Baptiste Mathieu Ariail (John Ariail who married Hannah Rich) was born and lived. We are documenting the marriage here because they had to be close cousins and perhaps someday we can tie the family together so that we will know exactly who this elusive member of our family actually is. The document is so corrupt that some words could not be translated and will have to be indicated by ………. In the text. A copy of the document is located in the Ariail Archives.

Marriage between Simon Ariail and Jeanne Poissonneau

On January, the 21st 1760, after the publication of one ban, religiously made, without opposition, as much in this parish as in the one in Carquefou diocese was done to the dispense of the other two bans and the permission to defer the engagement to the authorized day by Monsignor Levesque of Nantes, the 14th of this month, signed Dehuker ….. duly controlled and insinuated the same day was done by me, Vicor so- signed the engaged and have given them the blessed nuptial in this church. Simon Ariail, weaver, of age, widow of Anne Marques, residing of the said parish of Carquefou on the one part and Jeanne Poissonneau, domestic, daughter of age of deceased Pierre Poissoneau and Andree Avrilleau, her father and mother, native of the parish DeMontrelais in this diocese, residing in this one …… on the other part. Were witnessed of the marriage on the side of the groom, Rene Ariail, his father and Jean Ariail, his son, weaver of Carquefou and on the side of the bride, Pierre Poissonneau, her brother, laborer in Vallet, and Vincent Poissonneau, her second cousin….. of the St. Denis street. The latter signed with the groom and Rene his brother. The others have declared not knowing signing. (i.e., could not write).

Standridge Grave Site To be Commemorated. Hero’s From Our Past

At times, as though with flickering memories of distant cogitations, our instinct is suddenly alerted to things which have long been sealed deeply within the realm of our ‘gray matter’, so to speak. How this happens is as much of a mystery as how we can utilize the recollection of such distant thoughts to develop a cohesive plan for connecting such various bits of memory that we possess. Such was the case of this article about the Standridge family. About the only thing I knew, prior to being challenged by a news article in the Anderson Independent-Mail of Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, was that Lettie Blanche Ariail married Garnette Lee Standridge. Since Lettie Blanche Ariail is my grand aunt, I was challenged to want to know more about this family. After working on the project for most of a day, a small expenditure of time compared to some challenges, I was able to put together some data that connected Lettie’s husband with the article to be quoted below. But before we include the article, let’s build this family tree so that all will know something about the ancestors of Garnette Lee Standridge. Garnette was married to Lettie Blanche Ariail and three children are known to exist from the marriage of Lettie Blanche Ariail to Garnette Lee Standridge. Garnette’s father was named Warren Newte (or Newton) Standridge. He was born in 1854 in White County, Georgia and was married to Sally Mitchell. They had at least 5, and perhaps more, children. At some point he moved to Douglas County, Georgia. Warren Standridge was the son of Felix Standridge, born in 1826 in White County, Georgia. He died on Mar 30, 1864, in Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp. He was married to Eliza Stephens. In the 1870 Census, Eliza and some of her children are then living in Douglas County, Georgia. The father of Felix Standridge was Samuel Standridge, born in 1785 in the Pendleton District, Oconee County, South Carolina. He was married to Rebecca Elizabeth Price. At some point, he moved to White County, Georgia. The father of Samuel as James Standridge, born in Maryland in 1755. He was married to Polly Wallace and they are the focus of the article quoted below:

“After decades of searching, researchers from the Standridge National Family Historical Society have discovered the location of the long lost grave of James Standridge, a private in the N.C. militia during the American Revolutionary War. His descendants and guests from across the nation will gather on Sept. 25 at the site in a rural cemetery in Oconee County to honor his accomplishments and dedicate a monument to his memory. Standridge was born in Maryland in 1755 and his family migrated to old Rowan County, N.C., ten years later. During the Southern phase of the American Revolution, he served as a militiaman on several expeditions against the Cherokees in eastern Tennessee, as well as against the invading British Army. He married Mary Wallace about 1780 and they became the parents of 11 children. The family moved to Oconee County and settled west of Westminister in the Holly Springs Community. Standridge died in 1837 and the family moved to other parts. In the 1970s, a group of his descendants began the search and located his grave site through microfilm records of the Holly Springs Baptist Church located at Furman University in Greenville. The family historical society’s biannual family reunion will be held Sept. 25 at Greenville. A military memorial ceremony will honor James Standridge and commemorate his memory with music, ceremony and prayer. Sons of the American Revolution chapters from South Carolina and Georgia will conduct the military ritual. Modern veterans will be there to fire the traditional 21-gun salute. A fife and drum corps will provide period music. The ceremony will close with playing of a lone bagpiper. The event will begin at 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at Holly Springs Baptist Church and cemetery on U.S. 76 located approximately four miles west of Westminster. For more information, contact the president of the society, R.P. Baker, 6525 Magnolia Drive, Mabelvale, AZ 72103. His e-mail address is [email protected].

RICHARD KIMBALL His Family, His Will, and a Hero from His Descendents

Little did I know when Lorraine Anne Kimball and I met in 1979 that we were destined to travel so far and learn so much about our two families, or perhaps I should say, our one family. To introduce you to exactly what I mean, I should perhaps enlighten you as to the fact that Lorraine Anne Kimball is actually blood kin to the Ariail family. What a laugh this caused when we found out the connection between Lorraine and the Ariail family. My mother, Lillie Blanche Ariail, once told me that I would have to go “out of the state” to find someone to marry that was not kin to me. Well, I went to Maine, but that was apparently not far enough away. It seems that Mason Batchelder Ariail’s mother was named Gladys Isabella Batchelder. Her father was Forbes W. Batchelder. Following this line, we find that Forbes’ father was named William H. Batchelder. Williams’ father was named Carlos Batchelder and his wife was named Minerva A. Forbes. When we look to see who the father of Carlos was, we find that his father was named Kimball Batchelder. Well that really rang some bells, because in the early days, families named their children after their ancestors. Then we looked to see who the father and mother of Kimball Batchelder were and we find that they were none other than Amos Batchelder and Huldah Kimball. I don’t think my mother would be too concerned, however, because Lorraine Anne Kimball and Mason Batchelder Ariail are 9th cousins. I guess that doesn’t even count as close, but its there, it’s real and it’s a fact. That would make Lorraine kin to John Ariail’s first family through his youngest son, Michel Ariail. As we normally do each year, Lorraine and I take a couple of vacations and go to various places. This year, in addition to Vermont and the northeast, we took a vacation and went to Louisiana, Texas and several other places. We visited the Alamo and afterwards went to Dublin, Erath County, Texas to see for ourselves the place where Sarah Jane Ariail’s husband and his family went after the death of Sarah Jane Ariail. What we found out was almost breathtaking. We visited President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas and strolled around the town near where his ranch is located. First, let me address what we found out about the descendents of Sarah Jane Ariail and her husband James Madison Reid. Sarah Jane Ariail was born in Pickensville, South Carolina on Apr 29, 1830, the daughter of the Rev. John Harvey Ariail, Jr., and Parthenia Blassingame. She was the mother of at least 5 children that we know about. One source states that she was the mother of 6 children, but that is somewhat in doubt because of the birth date of the 6th child and the fact that we have found no grave for that child. After her death on Sep 17, 1862, her husband James Madison Reid married Frances Miller and fathered either 5 or 6 more children. The 1st, James H. Reid, has yet to be accounted for. At some point, he moved westward and finally settled in Erath County, Texas, near the town of Dublin. The area to which they moved appears to be excellent farmland and the family were farmers and ranchers from what documents we can find pertaining to them. James Madison Reid was in the Civil War along with his wife’s brother John Harvey Ariail III, who died in the war. John Harvey Ariail was in Co. F., 1st S.C. Calvary and James Madison Reid was in the 10th Btry, S.C. Calvary. We were able to locate several graves belonging to the Reid family, but as with most families, they scattered to various parts of Texas and much more work will have to be accomplished to located what happened to several of them. What happened at the Alamo is a completely different story. In addition to Lorraine Anne Kimball being related to the Ariail family, we now find that one of her early cousins died fighting to defend the Alamo. The guards at the museums would not let us take pictures, however, we were able to copy some of the data and I will copy below what we found. The term often used to rally people into a definitive action is “Remember the Alamo”. Well, here is why that term means so much when used. Perhaps never again will we find a group of people so brave, so dedicated to a cause, and so determined to defend our Country until their last breath. Only a handful of women and children survived to tell the story, all men defending the mission were killed by the Mexican army. It seems that Col Travis, commander of the mission, was determined to defend his post. After the Mexican army attacked, he sent envoys to several places asking that help be sent immediately to assist in defending the Alamo. No one came, not even General Houston with his army, except for a small group (32) of Texas Rangers led by Lt. George C. Kimball from Gonzales, Texas. As we know, this heroic action by all concerned, so weakened the Mexican army that they were later defeated in another battle. If ever there were people who could be named heroes, our family has members that could be so named. The National Guard Magazine, Apr 2003, had the following article about the Gonzales Rangers. I will quote it below: “The next use of state-based rangers, after the Revolution, was not on American Territory. One of the first acts passed by the new Republic of Texas in November 1835 was an ordinance establishing what would soon be known as the “Texas Rangers.” During the period of the republic they were employed in the traditional ranger role of patrolling to gather information and to harass the Mexican Army moving through Texas. One group, Capt. George Kimball’s “Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers,: fought and died at the Alamo. Soon after Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836, the rangers were reassigned the task of patrolling the western areas of the country looking for raiding Comanche’s. During the Mexican-American War the Texas Rangers again scouted for the Army. After the war, with Texas now a state, the Army took over much of the frontier protection mission and the rangers moved into its law enforcement role.” When you actually go into the Alamo compound, as it exists today, there are many references to the fact that Lt. or Capt. George C. Kimball was involved in the battle. There is a monument outside the museum in memory of the Rangers from Gonzales that came to assist and died in the battle of the Alamo. In addition, there are several plaques inside mentioning these exceedingly brave men. They are quoted below: “32 Volunteers from Gonzales, Texas, George C. Kimball” 32 men from Gonzales were the only reinforcements to reach the Alamo. The day after Santa Anna’s arrival in San Antonio, a desperate Col. Travis wrote his famous plea of Feb 24th ‘To the people of Texas and all Americans in the world’. Chosen to carry this letter to the nearest town – Gonzales, some 70 miles away – was Captain Albert Martin, who wrote on the back, ‘Hurry on all the men you can.’ Texans had begun their struggle for independence in Gonzales 6 months earlier, winning for the town the title, ‘The Lexington of Texas.’ Now Feb. 27th, 32 men answered the plea and rounded up guns – ammo – food and blankets. Under cover of darkness, on Mar 1, at 3 in the morning, John W. Smith guided Capt. Albert Marin, Lt. George Kimball and the rest of the volunteers into the Alamo – the only men to answer Travis cry for help.

Ordinary Men With Extraordinary Courage Defended The Alamo Ordinary men with extraordinary courage, the defenders of the Alamo came from everywhere. Two thirds were recent arrivals from the States. Some had been farmers in Texas for as long as 6 years. Not one was a professional soldier. Aristocrats were as few as frontiersmen. Mitchusson and Reynolds were medical doctors. Cloud was one of several lawyers. Kimball had been a hatter, Autry a lawyer and poet, Warnell a jockey, Tylee and Wills farmers, Losoya a rancher, Young Parker’s grandfather had fought for independence with George Washington, John was a Negro slave, left by his master Frances de Saeque, James Rose was the nephew of former President James Madison. Their average age was 29. Some had come to Texas to acquire land; some, to escape family and financial problems, some, simply for the sake of adventure. But all shared a common bond: They would stand against tyranny; they would die for freedom.

The following is some information about Col. Travis.

1836 Travis sends for help at the Alamo

Texan Colonel William Travis sends a desperate plea for help for the besieged defenders of the Alamo, ending the message with the famous last words, "Victory or Death."

Travis' path to the Alamo began five years earlier when he moved to the Mexican state of Texas to start fresh after a failed marriage in Alabama. Trained as a lawyer, he established a law office in Anahuac, where he quickly gained a reputation for his willingness to defy the local Mexican officials. In 1832, a minor confrontation with the Mexican government landed Travis in jail. When he was freed a month later, many Anglo settlers hailed him as a hero. As Anglo-American resentment toward the Mexican government grew, Travis was increasingly viewed as a strong leader among those seeking an independent Texan republic.

When the Texas revolution began in 1835, Travis joined the revolutionary army. In February 1836, he was made a lieutenant colonel and given command of the regular Texas troops in San Antonio. On February 23, the Mexican army under Santa Ana arrived in the city unexpectedly. Travis and his troops retreated to the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress, where they were soon joined by James Bowie's volunteer force. The Mexican army of 5,000 soldiers badly outnumbered the several hundred defenders of the Alamo. Their determination was fierce, though, and when Santa Ana asked for their surrender the following day, Travis answered with a cannon shot.

Furious, Santa Ana began a siege. Recognizing he was doomed to defeat without reinforcements, Travis dispatched via couriers several messages asking for help. The most famous was addressed to "The People of Texas and All Americans in the World" and was signed "Victory or Death." Unfortunately, it was to be death for the defenders: only 32 men from nearby Gonzales responded to Travis' call for reinforcements. On March 6, the Mexicans stormed the Alamo and Travis, Bowie, and about 190 of their comrades were killed. The Texans made Santa Ana pay for his victory, though, having claimed at least 600 of his men during the attack.

Although Travis' defense of the Alamo was a miserable failure militarily, symbolically it was a tremendous success. "Remember the Alamo" quickly became the rallying cry for the Texas revolution. By April, Travis' countrymen had beaten the Mexicans and won their independence. Travis' daring defiance of the overwhelmingly superior Mexican forces has since become the stuff of myth, and a facsimile of his famous call for help is on permanent display at the Texas State Library in Austin.

Travis' Appeal for Aid at the Alamo (24 February 1836)

William Barrett Travis and almost two hundred other defenders found themselves surrounded at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio in late February of 1836. Refusing to surrender, they held off the invading armies of Mexican Dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna for almost two weeks.

On March 6, the courageous Texans were overrun and slaughtered by well over 2000 Mexicans. The resulting delay of Santa Anna's eastward movement gave other Texans more time to organize, both politically and militarily, and to ultimately defeat and capture Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, fought April 21, 1836.

The letter below was written by Travis soon after the Mexicans first appeared in the area around San Antonio. It is often referenced as a supreme example of the virtues of courage and self-sacrifice.

Commandancy of the Alamo Bexar, Fby. 24th, 1836

To the People of Texas & all Americans in the world Fellow Citizens & Compatriots

I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender nor retreat.

Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, & of everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country. Victory or Death William Barret Travis Lt. Col. Comdt.

P. S. The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn. We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves.

Travis

We now know that one of our family ancestors heeded the plea for help from Col. Travis. Apparently, without hesitation, he gathered his rangers and went to the Alamo to help defend his newly found home of Texas from the Mexican army. We have also located the will of Richard Kimball, the first of the family to arrive in Massachusetts from England. It is listed here for historical purposes and all to view.

WILL OF RICHARD KIMBALL The Original Will is on File in The Probate Office at Salem, Ma. (Ipswich Deeds, Vol. IV, p. 12)

“The last will and Testament of Richard Kimball senr of Ipswich in Essex in new England who although weske in body yet of perfect memory doe dispose of my land & estate in Maner & form as follweth. “To my Loveinge wife my will is that she dwell in my house and have Improvement of my ground and meadow belonging thereto with the use and increase of my whole stock of cattle, one whole yeare after my decease, and then at the years end, the forty pound due her according to contract at marriage to be payd her and that hous-hold stuff she brought with her. And to have liberty to live in the parlor end of the house, the roome we now lodge in: and liberty for her necessary vse of some part of seller: also the liberty of one cow in pasture, the executors to provide winter meate for the same, and to have one quarter part of the fruit of the orchard, and firewood as long as she lives ther., And if she disire to remove to her owne house, then to be sett in it with what she have by my executors and to be allowed forty shilling yearly as long as shee lives. “And to my Eldest son Henry, my will is to give him three score and ten pounds to bee payd Twenty pounds, a year & half after my decease, & the remaining part in the two years following after that. “To my son Richard I give ffoerty pounds. “To my son John I give twenty pounds. “To my son Thomas I give Twenty five pounds to bee payd two years and a halfe after my decease, and to his children I give seaven pounds to be devided equally among them and paid as they come of age or at day of marriage, providing if any dye before then their share to be distributed eaually amongst th rest. “And to my son Benjamin, besides the two oxen, already received I give the sum of twenty five pounds, ten pound to be payd a yeare and halfe after my decease. The rest two years ffollowing, also to his children I give five pounds, equally to be devyded, and payd, as they come of age, or at day of marriage, in case any dye before then their share to be distributed equally amongst the rest. “And to my son Caleb I give that peace of land knowne by the name of Tings lott, and all my land att Wattels neck with my marsh at the hundreds knowne by the name of Wiatts marsh, and all my workjing tools except two axes, al to be delivered present after my discease also I give fourteene poundsto his seaven children equally to be devided, to be payd as they come of age or Day of marriage, and if any dye before, that part to be equally devided amongst the rest. “To my son-in-law John SEVERNS, I give ten pounds to be pay’d two yeares & a halfe after my decease. “And to my Daughter Elizabeth I give thirty pounds, ten pounds to be payd, a year & halfe after decease, and the other two parts, the following two yearts after that. “To my Daughter Mary I give ten pounds, five pounds to be payd a year & halfe after my decease, the other five pounds the year after that. “To my daughter Sarah I give forty pounds, five pounds to be payd the yeare & halfe after my decease and the rest five pound a yeare till it be all payd, also to her children I give seaven pounds ten shillings to be payd to them as they come of age or at day of marriage, if any dye before, that part to be equally devyded to the rest. “And to my daughter Sarah above sd: I alsop give the bed I lye on with the furniture after one years use of it by my wife. “To my wife children viz. Thomas, Jerimiah, and Mary. “To Thomas and Mary I give forty shilling apiece to be payd a yeare & halfe after my decease, and to Jerimiah I give fifteene pounds to be payd at the age of one & twenty. I give also eight pounds to the two Eldest daughters of Gyes COWES (that he had by his first wife) to be payd and equally devided to them at the age of sixteene, if either of them dye before then the whole to be given to the one that remaines. “I also give four pounds to my Couzen Haniell BOSSWORTH, And doe ordaine & apoynt my two sons above sd. Richard John KIMBALL to be my lawfull and sole executors. “And my Couzen Haniell BOSWORTH abvove sayd to be my overseer that this my last will and Testament to duely and truly performed And thus I conclude with sitting too my hand and seale the fifth of march 1674/75. Richard KEMBALL & a mark and a seale.

Signed & seaked after the enter- This will is proved in court Lining (and firewood) in the held at Ypswich the 28th of Seventh line in the originall Sept: 1675. by the oaths of Yn the presence of Deacon PENGRY And Aron Moses PENGRY Senr. PENGRY to be the last will of Aron PENGRY Ser. Richard KIMBALL to the best Of yr knowledge and that they Know of noe other. Attest Robert LORD cler.”

Moses and Aaron PENGRY were prominent citizens of Ipswich. The marriage settlement of Sarah PENGRY, daughter of Moses, is on record at Salem, MA. She married John, son of Robertt DAY, and three of her children married three children of Benjamin KIMBALL(3) of Bradford, MA. Having thus made his will he waited for the coming of the messenger who would sunder all earthly ties and take him on his eternal journey. The angel delayed not long his coming. On the Twenty- second of the following June the earthly pilgrimage of Richard KIMBALL ended, and, aged more than eighty years, he joined the great majority.

LUCY ARIAIL’S DESCENDENTS A Bedrock to their Communities, a Solace to their Neighbors

Just who is Lucy Ariail? She was the only daughter born to John Ariail and Hannah Rich in Connecticut. She was born on Aug 27, 1781 in Southington, Connecticut and as a young woman married Samuel Dunham. She was the mother of 8 children and attempting to trace them so far has been elusive and very time consuming. Although strides have been made and several of her descendents have been identified, this biographical sketch will be directed to two of her daughters, Lucina Dunham, b. Mar 10, 1811 who married Morton Judd and also her daughter Sarah “Sally” Dunham, b. Mar 25, 1809 who married William Augustus Seymour. The Seymour family had a daughter named Annie Augusta Rosina Seymour, b. May 4, 1835, in Massachusetts who married George Alexander Clarke, b. about 1830 in Canada. They had a daughter by the name of Lenna Gertrude Clarke, b. Nov 22, 1865 in Brownville, New York. Now let’s go back to the Judd line and put this all together. Lucina Dunham and husband Morton Judd had a son by the name of Hubert Lewallyn Judd, b. Apr 1, 1829 in New Britian, Connecticut. He married Julia Ellis and they had a son by the name of Morton Ellis Judd, b. Mar 10, 1864 in New Britian, Connecticut. Guess what happened to Lenna Gertrude Clarke and Morton Ellis Judd, 2nd cousins? Well, they got married. Since both families were extremely wealthy, one being in the brass manufacturing business in Connecticut and one manufacturing broadcloth, I guess it was only fitting they keep the money in the family. After Lenna Gertrude Clarke and Morton Ellis Judd married in 1886, they had a son by the name of Morton Hubert Judd, b. Oct 14, 1886, in Brooklyn, New York. With all their wealth, the family was not to stay in one place for too long. They traveled extensively, worldwide, even traveling in the States on bicycle. Their travels eventually took them through Dalton, Georgia, and Mrs. Judd liked the place so well that she named it “Oneonta”, probably after the name of a New York State town by the same name in the mountains near where she was born. Dalton probably reminded her of her native state region and she so loved the area that they stayed and built their home and life around their adopted community. The story goes that Lenna Judd and her family were traveling a road through Dalton, Georgia and they stopped to rest near a marsh beside the road. So moved by its beauty, Lenna immediately named the place “Oneonta” and eventually built their mansion in which they lived on the spot. The Judd family estate was eventually purchased by a Mrs. Myers. Her son is now owner of a carpet place in Dalton. Mr. Myers told me that Lenna Judd was also a pilot and he has in his home the leather jacket she wore while flying the plane. He also has pictures of her. He further stated that his mother has many things that belonged to Lenna still in the Judd home where Lenna lived. Also, many papers exists pertaining to the family and I have been promised that someday they will make copies available to the Ariail family for our library. The Judd family did many things during their lifetime and was known throughout the entire world. So renown was this family, that I shall include several articles below that pertain to their accomplishments. So much more is to be eventually learned that we, at this time, do not know where this story will lead us. Suffice to say, this proves just what strength and dedication some of the descendents of the Ariail family have to their fellow citizens and what dedication they have to their causes. The first shall be an article in The Daily Star of Monday, April 29, 2002 about the home of Lenna Judd followed with an article about her life and death and then tributes to her memory. We should all strive to attain a small portion of what this member of our family accomplished and our world and community would be a much better place. All of the older people in Dalton that we spoke to know about Lenna Judd, their beloved lady in her beloved adopted home. Quote:

The Daily Star Monday, Airil 29, 2002 “Oneonta” an Estate of Rest in Deep South By: Mark Simonson

My historian’s “office,” as many of you know, is any library or historical society/association in about a 40-mile radius of Oneonta. But now and then, I really go “on assignment.” A little less than a year ago, a resident of Cohutta, Ga., wrote a letter to Oneonta Mayor Kim Muller, telling about a place in nearby Dalton. It was about a mansion and estate called “Oneonta.” The mayor gave me the letter, asking me to check into it. I was southbound on I-75 to visit relatives and vacation in Florida back in February and Dalton was on the way, so I made it a point to visit this Georgia city, about 90 miles north of Atlanta. I traveled more than 1,000 miles by car, on mostly interstate routes. But once I arrived in Dalton, I learned about a couple from upstate New York who made a REALLY long bicycle trip almost 100 years ago. A wealthy young woman, her husband and their son stopped to pause on their more-than-1,000 mile excursion at a spring-fed swamp on a dirt road outside Dalton. Meet Lenna Judd. This, she decided, would become her Eden, and she would name it Oneonta. I’m aware of several interpretations of the meaning of our own Oneonta, but for Lenna Judd, this Georgia site would mean “place of rest.” Lenna Gertrude Clarke Judd was born in Brownsville, N.Y., which is a few miles northwest of Watertown. She was educated in Long Island, Ontario, Canada, and a place called The Keble School in Syracuse. In 1885, she married Morton Judd, whose family had long been connected with the highly successful brass manufacturing industries in Connecticut. The couple lived in New York City for a while and traveled extensively in Europe, Egypt, Mexico, Central America and here in the states. It is not certain, among all their travels, whether the Judd’s may have passed through Oneonta, N.Y. But with Lenna’s roots in upstate New York, and being educated in Syracuse – right in the midst of the American Indians’ Six Nations – it is likely that she had heard of what we call “The City of The Hills.” I am hopeful to find out more about the connection, but for now, the mystery of why Lenna called her estate Oneonta escapes us around here, as well as in Dalton, Ga. Morton and Lenna Judd, with son Morton, came to Dalton in 1903 because of Morton Sr.’s health. There were journals kept, which said they pedaled about 30 miles per day on their bicycles. Until her husband passed away in 1919, Lenna Judd devoted her whole time to her home and to charities, including the Red Cross. The Judd’s built a nice house in the beginning, but after Morton’s death, Lenna set out to build something much more magnificent. It turned out to be an attractive 22-room brick-and-stucco house. The gardens on the property gained her the most local notoriety. She landscaped private gardens throughout Georgia, and in 1924, she designed the gardens at what was then Yenching University, In Beijing, China. Obviously, she still traveled and did volunteer work, when not working in her own vast gardens. Lenna Judd passed away in 1939. Evelyn Myers lived nearby, and first saw the estate in 1945. She said she only dreamt of a home like this. Myers headed her family’s Dalton-based carpet firm for more than two decades after her husband died. Her dream came true a few years ago, as she purchased the estate from Lenna Judd’s grandson, Morton. For many years, the beautiful Judd house and estate had fallen into disrepair, but Evelyn Myers has done an incredible job in restoring the house and gardens. Myers was also able to keep much of the original furnishings of the Judd house. Dorothy Seaton of nearby Cohutta always remembered the Judd house. She was curious about the connection between our Oneonta and Georgia. While recently touring the Judd house, she told me and a reporter from The Daily Citizen of Dalton why she wrote to Mayor Muller. “It’s in my blood,” Seaton said. “My father wrote to every town named Dalton.” Evelyn Myers was recently given the Excellence in Rehabilitation Award from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. If you’re ever southbound on I-75 and would like to see “Oneonta” in Georgia, call the Dalton Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 331-3258, or visit its website at www.daltoncvb.com

BELOVED WOMAN DIES Mrs. M.E. Judd, for years one of Dalton’s foremost civic Leaders, who passed away last Thursday night following A long illness. The Dalton Citizen, Feb 9, 1939.

Mrs. Judd Passes Away Here After Lengthy Illness Beloved Dalton Woman is Laid to Rest Saturday. Lived Here Many Years.

Mrs. M. E. Judd, regarded for years as one of Dalton’s foremost residents and a woman who did innumerable things for the betterment not only of this city, but for the whole state as well, died at the Hamilton Memorial hospital last Thursday night at 10 o’clock following an illness of several weeks of pneumonia. Born in Brownsville, N.Y., November 22, 1865, Mrs. Judd was 73 years of age. She was the former Miss Lenna Gertrude Clarke, daughter of the late George Alexander Clarke, a native of Ontario province, Canada, and Annie Augusta Rosina Seymour Clarke. Mrs. Judd’s ancestors were early American pioneers and were builders of the first factory to manufacture broadcloth in America. Mrs. Judd received her preparatory education at St. Anne’s Convent, Lachine, Province of Quebec, afterwards attending St. Mary’s Episcopal School at Garden City, Long Island, and Keble School, Syracuse, N.Y. Married in 1885 On December 24, 1885, she was married to Morton Ellis Judd, who was also descended from an old and distinguished New England family. Mr. and Mrs. Judd made their home in New York for some years, they then traveled extensively in Europe, visiting many foreign countries. In 1903, the Judd’s chanced to stop in Dalton, and liking the little city they remained to make it their home, Mr. Judd passed away in 1919. Buying a broken-down farm on the outskirts of Dalton, the Judd’s built their home and developed it, “Oneonta,” into one of the show places of Georgia. From the time of her arrival in Dalton, Mrs. Judd began to take a hand in civic and club affairs and from then until the time of her death practically every worthwhile move initiated here received her whole-hearted support and backing.

Member State Board. Hailed as one of Georgia’s most beloved women, she was widely known in club circles as a sponsor of many movements for the betterment of the state. Former member of the State Board of Control, now the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, she was a life member of the National Parent-Teacher Association; budget chairman of the Georgia congress of Parent-Teachers; a member of the Georgia Forestry Association; the State Park Authority; Whitfield County Board of Public Welfare; a director of the Dalton Boys’ club, Daughters of the American Revolution, and several Dalton, Atlanta and Chattanooga garden clubs. She was a vice-president of the Georgia Archaeological Association and a former president of the Southeastern Council, General Federation of Woman’s Clubs. Actively engaged in the fight on tubercular and cancerous diseases in Georgia, she had recently donated equipment making possible the establishment of a cancer control center at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Her love for gardening was displayed in 1924 when to supervise proper landscaping at Yenching University, China, she telephoned at her own expense to school authorities to iron out a difficulty in plans for the campus. Organized Woman’s Club In 1921, Mrs. Judd organized the Dalton Woman’s club and served as its president until the time of her death. She was also a member of the Bird and Garden club. For three years Mrs. Judd served as president of the old Whitfield County Fair Association and held many other offices, among them being the following: Member National Committee on Prisons and Labor, vice-president Georgia Tuberculosis Association, life member Woman’s Farm and Garden Association of America, member Commission Forestry and Geological Development, life member Audubon Society, past first vice-president Georgia Federation of Woman’s Clubs, and many others. Perhaps one of Mrs. Judd’s greatest contributions, was her active interest and work in the American Red Cross. She served as chairman of the Whitfield county Red Cross chapter for many years, and was state chairman for the eighteenth Red Cross roll call drive. Mrs. Judd contributed liberally of both her time and money to every worthwhile movement initiated in Dalton for many years. Her works of charity were numerous and she numbered as her friends all who were privileged to know her, rich and poor, old and young alike.

Leaves One Son Surviving Mrs. Judd are one son, Hubert Judd, of Dalton, and two grandchildren, Lenna and Hubert Judd, Jr. Funeral services were conducted from the home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Services were in charge of Dr. Frank Sims, a warm friend of Mrs. Judd’s for many years, he being assisted by the Revs. Jack Soper, Wilkes Dendy and J. L. Clegg. Elsewhere in this issue, Dr. Sims’ beautiful tribute to Mrs. Judd is printed in full.

Lenna Gertrude Clarke Judd A Tribute

It is natural to associate the name printed above with the strong and beautiful things of this world: trees, and swift-flowing streams, and sunlight in shady places. All are typical of her whose recent passing from the home and community she loved so well has left a shadow of loneliness. A woman of indomitable courage and resolution, she has impressed the town and county with the distinctive traits of her personality. She has been the leading spirit in organization and promotion for the benefit of humankind. It was the keynote of her character, in its diversity, this deep interest in her fellowmen and the wish to help them. Always strong for the material and intellectual purpose which might mean better conditions, contentment, comfort and happiness. A memory comes to the writer of one bitter night in January, several years ago. Dalton had done its best to keep in contact with the poor whose needs were manifold that winter; there was much sickness; the community funds were low. An old Negro man was very ill—worthy, but in some way overlooked. More covering was badly needed; just that. It was night when somebody telephoned Mrs. Judd. Could she help— through the Red Cross, if no other way, for she was local manager. And then, that clear, confident, never-to-be-forgotten voice came through the frost-locked air with the blessed assurance that she could and she would! In half an hour she drove herself into town, the back of her big car banked with soft coverlids and blankets, warm enough for the bed of a king. From blankets for a sick man to a sheaf of blowing daffodils for a society girl, her sympathetic comprehension swiftly mounted. She could supply a poor neighbor with soup made by her own hands or bestow a pot of lilies, planted and tended by those same hands, upon another. For the aesthetic and the homely alike held Mrs. Judd’s keen and active interest and attention. Her information on varied and numerous subjects was remarkable, from conservation, horticulture and politics to literature or cookery; her many activities and contacts no less so. She might be transplanting narcissus bulbs—brought by herself from Wales—one morning, and driving to a distant club meeting that afternoon. Her friends will never forget her occasional trips to town on one of her own farm trucks, sensibly attired in her utility skirt and coat, her broad hat and stout shoes. Neither can they forget her in her music-room at Oneonta, in flowing gown and satin slippers, with the mellow lights gilding the organ pipes and falling on her fingers as they touched the keys to harmony. Dalton will miss her buoyant presence, as we miss the air we breathe or the sunshine that strengthens us. May the sunshine of her spirit linger with us, and the flowers she has planted blossom along our pathways, as the asphodels open their starry blooms in the fadeless gardens beyond the hills of silence. “Oh, may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.” L.W.C. Beautiful Tribute Paid Mrs. Judd By Dr. Frank Sims

(Editors Note: The following beautiful tribute was paid Mrs. M. E. Judd at her funeral Saturday afternoon by Dr. Frank Sims, her close personal friend for many years and who was in charge of the services):

I stand here this afternoon in answer to the love of my own heart; I come here to fulfill a promise made long ago to my departed friend, and at the request of those of her own blood, to pay this last tribute to the beautiful and useful life that has come to a close after more than three score years and ten of faithful living and forty-five years of useful and splendid service to our city, country and state. No words of mine are needed to tell of the love of her great heart or the greatness of her character, of her kindly deeds and unselfish service. Hands that have wrought works of beauty and charity are now still; a heart that encompassed all classes and conditions in its love has ceased to beat a life that has been spent in the abundant service of the Master of All Good Workmen has ended. The memory of her life and name will long live in the cottages of the poor and the homes of the rich. She was adaptable to all classes and conditions of life; brilliant in mind; great in soul; cultured in spirit; accustomed to all the social amenities of life, yet she was never aloof from the unfortunate and ignorant and her hand and heart went out in sympathy and helpfulness to all who were in need of her ministry. Her latest and last benefaction was a splendid gift to alleviate the suffering and bring hope of cure to the indigent poor of Northwest Georgia from the dread disease of cancer. She was allied with every great movement that brought enlightenment, culture and happiness to the hearts and homes of the people of our city and state. She was identified with no church in this community. She was one whom no church could claim and no denomination could appropriate. She belonged to all the brotherhood of men and shared the heritage of the Fatherhood of God. She practiced the teachings of the lowly Nazarine and lived rather than professed a creed; illustrated rather than proclaimed the principles of religion and wrapped her life in benedictions around the destinies of men, and found her eternal home in the bosom of the Everlasting God. As I stood by her bedside and saw her last flickering flame of life expire and saw the peace and repose that came upon her face and brow in her passing, I knew that she had heard the words of the Master of all good workmen, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant; inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these ye have done it unto me—enter thou into the joys of thy Lord.” Yesterday she walked amid the beauty and loveliness she had created in her own earthly garden. Today she walks in the garden of God where flourish the Roses of Sharon and the Lilies of the Valley, and where eternal spring abides and never-withering flowers. Dr. F. K. Sims

Dalton Garden Club Holds Splendid Meeting To Draw Up Resolutions of the Death of Mrs. M. E. Judd

The Dalton Garden club had a delightful meeting last week with Mrs. O.R. Hardin at her home on West Willow drive. Lovely early spring flowers were used in the living room, while the tea table was centered with an exquisite arrangement of calla lilies, Talisman roses, snapdragons and daffodils. The minutes and correspondence were heard after which the president, Mrs. R. G. McCamy, discussed a letter she had received from Hubert Owen, in regard to a memorial house and garden in Athens to the Ladies’ Garden club of Athens, the first garden club in the United States. The club responded favorably to the idea. Literature on the Natchez pilgrimage and Mobile’s Azalea trail was distributed. Mrs. Westcott spoke of the lectures to be given in Chattanooga Friday by Constance Spry, at the Riviera Theatre, and urged garden club members to attend. The chair appointed a committee composed of Mrs. Warren Sims, Mrs. G. L. Westcott and Mrs. Clark Jones to draw up resolutions on the death of Mrs. M. E. Judd. The chair also named a nominating committee: Mrs. Herman Turner, Mrs. John McCarty and Mrs. Warren Sims. The club voted to hold a flower show this year instead of the garden tour. It also went on record opposing the peddling of dogwood trees, etc. An excellent program was presented by Mrs. Judson Manly and Mrs. R. G. McCamy, Mrs. Manly discussing the preparation of the soil for planting. She compared the raising of flowers to the raising of children, this comparison carrying all the way through from the necessity of good heritage to the nourishment and care and good environment. She gave definite instructions as to how to prepare the soil, saying that any perennial border should be dug up completely every five or six years and the soil worked properly. Mrs. McCamy’s subject was the debut of new plants. She began by stating that red is the vogue for 1939, many of the new plants shading from pale pink and rose to red. She gave glowing descriptions of some of the new plants, mentioning thirteen new roses, the new pink hollyhocks which can be raised from seed to bloom the same season, pink delphinium, the new hardy carnation, and Scarlett O’Hara morning glory and many new petunias and other lovely flowers too numerous to list. She had illustrations of most of these new blossoms revealing the new beauty in store for 1939 gardens. Mrs. Julian Longley read an instructive article on roadside improvement and how it has worked in other places. At tea time lovely refreshments were served. Present at this time were Mrs. R. G. McCamy, Mrs. Warren Sims, Mrs. Julian Longley, Mrs. Herman Turner, Mrs. D. W. McFarland, Mrs. Nollie Anderson Moore, Mrs. Judson Manly, Mrs. John McCarty, Mr. O. C. Alley, Mrs. Rob Hamilton, Mrs. W. H. Lumpkin, Mrs. John McLellan, Mrs. Joe Barrett, Mrs. James McFarland, Mrs. G. L. Westcott, Mrs. Clark Jones, Miss Martha Lin Manly and Mrs. Hardin

As of this time, the above is all the information that has been recovered pertaining to Mrs. Lenna Judd. Her son, Morton Judd, followed closely in her footsteps and was known, not only in Dalton, but throughout the United States and the world. His tribute is listed below so that you can see some of his accomplishment achieved during his lifetime. He was extremely well educated and used his wisdom and knowledge for the betterment of his community and mankind.

MORTON HUBERT JUDD 2st great grandson of Lucy Ariail Hubert Judd, Civic Leader, Dies Friday

M. Hubert Judd, 86, long-time resident and civic leader in Dalton, died yesterday in the hospital he loved so dearly, following an extended illness. Mr. Judd was a member of the Civitan Hospital Board, which owned and operated Hamilton Memorial Hospital until 1951, at which time the Dalton – Whitfield County Hospital Authority was created to operate the hospital. He served as an active trustee of the Hospital Authority until 1956 and has served as a trustee Emeritus since that time. The Judd Memorial Tumor clinic, at Hamilton Memorial was established in July 1938 by Mr. Judd’s mother and Mr. Judd contributed through the years to its operation. Likewise, Mr. Judd, several years ago, established a trust fund to assist in the continuous development of the Judd Memorial Tumor Clinic. In lieu of flowers, persons are asked to make memorial gifts to this fund. Mr. Judd was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and came with his parents to Dalton when he was eight years old. He was educated in the public schools here, Virginia Military Institute, Tulane University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served as an officer in the Naval Reserve Force during World War I, and was a member of American Legion Post 112 following the war until his death. In 1926, with Warren Sims, Mr. Judd organized the Judd and Sims Co., agent for Texaco and Firestone products. He was a director at the First National Bank from 1942 to 1963 and had been an honorary director since that time. He was a charter member of the Dalton Civitan Club and the Dalton Golf and Country Club. He won the Silver Beaver Award in 1949 for Boy Scout work. He was also active in the Republican Party. Mr. Judd was known throughout the nation and in some foreign countries for his interest in stamp collecting. He was a member of the American Philatelic Society, Collector’s Club of New York and the Chattanooga Stamp Club. He had exhibited his collection and had served as judge at numberous national and international stamp shows. Funeral services will be this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Chapel at Love Funeral Home with Dr. S. Wilkes Dendy officiating. Burial will be in West Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Kathryn Jones Judd, a son, H. Morton Judd, both of Dalton and a daughter, Mrs. Jane Deck of Chickamauga.

Morton Judd & Lucina Dunham First of an Economic Dynasty Lucina Dunham was the youngest daughter of Lucy Ariail

Although the members of the Ariail family started out in an almost obscure setting, it didn’t take long for some of them to find their way to fame and fortune. The ancestors of the Judd family featured above that moved to Dalton, Georgia, was none other than Lucina Dunham, daughter of Lucy Ariail. She was born Mar 10, 1811, in Southington, Connecticut and on Jan 26, 1828, married Morton Judd. They had five children that we are currently aware of. H. L., Albert and Edward Judd grew up and became partners with their father in his manufacturing endeavors. A son, Willie, died young. There was one daughter, Martha Louise Judd who married someone by the name of Martin and had two children. Her husband died young and as far as we know, she never remarried. Her father set up a trust for Martha and her family and she lived the remainder of her life with members of the family. About two years after his marriage to Lucina Dunham, Morton Judd started his manufacturing business. Later, after his sons were of age, he brought his sons into his business and they diversified to different locations. The following bits of information show some highlights of what was going on in those early days with the Judd family. In the Town of Wallingford, Connecticut, was the home of the Judd Family. The following is about their home: Judd Carriage House. – Located on the Town Hall property to the rear – it is a reminder of the lovely H.L. Judd mansion which was demolished in the 1930’s. Its carriage house remains as a reminder of the mansion’s Victorian style. Some of the items manufactured by the H.L. Judd Company (Hubert Lewellyn Judd) have now become collectors items. The following description verbally depicts one such item. It is said that the Judd’s were in the brass manufacturing business, and you will see that part of this item was made of brass. A picture of the item is maintained in the Ariail archives. The uncommon linear triple revolving or “snail” inkstand on the left was made by the H. L. Judd Manufacturing Company of Brooklyn, New York and Wallingford, Conecticut in the 1880’s. The forward brass pen rack held two, or possibly three pens. The cast iron base with the brass pen rack, and bottles suspended in iron semi-circular flanges or journals, are prime example of Judd’s efforts to improve profitability by reuse of various design elements across multiple models. These design elements were used again and again by Judd in many different inkstand designs. The double revolving inkstand or “snail” on the right is a later example of a design by Wolcott Hull of Meriden, Connecticut (circa 1879). This particular example of very rare, as this item is the only known example in the Wolcott Hull design line that uses the H.L. Judd (see above) style of glass reservoir “bottles” that also have the Hull stop tabs on them. The tabs are visible in the picture to the right as projections at the bottom of each of the reservoirs. Careful! Without the tabs, these reservoirs would not be the correct reservoirs for this base, and would instead be a recent composite or “marriage”. The Judd Mfg. Co., also has other items that were made that have become very valuable. Below is one such item: Judd Mfg. Co. Miniature Bucking Mule and “Darkie” Bank Wallingford, Connecticut, n.d. Painted cast iron Museum purchase, 1959-21-0 Toy bank in the shape of a donkey ridden by an African-American man. The donkey rests on a spring device which, when released, causes the donkey to lunge forward flinging the man onto his head. Another item under the collectors items list is as follows. A picture of the item is in the Ariail archives. Still Bank; Judd Manufacturing, Home Bank, 4 inch. Category: Banks Type: Cast Iron – still Origin: Connecticut Year: 1895 A cast iron Home still bank, circa 1895, produced by the Judd Manufacturing Co. of Wallingford, Connecticut. Reference Note: Judd Banks Morton Judd established the Judd Manufacturing Company of Wallingford, Connecticut in 1830. In 1855, his three sons joined him in business and the company’s name was changed to M. Judd & Sons. Some other items are listed under Santa Barbara Antique Toys. This is what the item says about the Judd Co. Judd Mfg. Co., Wallingford, Connecticut 1830 -- ? Other Names: Originally known as H.L. Judd Co. when founded in 1830 in New Britain; changed name to M. Judd & sons in 1855; Judd Mfg. In 1870. Founder: Morton Judd Specialty: Cast-iron mechanical banks, including “Peg-Leg Beggar,” “Ticket Collector,” and “Standing Giant.”

The below sketch is about the H. L. Judd, Co., founded by the Judd family. Morton Judd, husband of Lucina Dunham, daughter of Lucy Ariail, originally founded the factory which was continued by this three sons; H. L. Judd, being the eldest. Albert Dunham Judd and Edward Morton Judd, brothers of H. L. Judd, were deeply involved in the operations of the company as will be witnessed in follow-up articles. Pictures of Judd residence, a very large three-story mansion, and a picture of the sprawling Wallingford factory are contained in the Ariail archives.

Hubert Lewellyn Judd & Co. Grandson of Lucy Ariail

Perhaps no manufacturing concern has, in the history of the town, made Wallingford more famous than that of H. L. Judd & Co., who operate the works shown in the accompanying engraving in the manufacture of ornamental brass goods, stationers’ and upholsterers’ hardware in great variety. The business of the company has been of rapid growth, duly demonstrated by the frequent enlargements of its several plants in Brooklyn, N.Y., Wallingford and Chattanooga, Tenn. The combined force of hands now employed is six hundred and fifty, nearly half of which number are required at the Wallingford factory. The growth of the business, brought about by the unusually salable goods made, has necessitated frequent enlargements, and at the present time marked additions in the way of buildings are contemplated here, embracing the consolidation of the interest now at Brooklyn, N.Y. When these additions are completed, the capacity of the works will have been more than doubled. But a small part of the enlarged plant is presented in the accompanying bird’s-eye drawing. From the superior grade and diversity of its product this concern has attained an almost world wide reputation, the goods of the company being shipped to the four quarters of the globe. The hands employed in this large factory are high grade workmen, while the designs, comprising marvels of art in the way of brass, nickel and other and more expensive novelties, require the services of a large force of talented artists and artisans. The goods made comprise brass and iron bedsteads, onyx tables, brass fixtures, mirrors, banquet and piano lamps, and an endless variety of novelties in bric-a-brac, etc. The company found a ready market for their goods, and new designs are continually being presented to the trade. The main office and salesrooms of the company are at Nos. 98 and 89 Chambers Street, New York City. From the remarkable growth of this concern in the business world, making it now one of the largest in the country in its line, it is made evident that this Wallingford factory will, in the near future, be the largest plant, and furnish employment to the greatest number of hands of any industry in this borough. The business was started by the present head of the concern, Mr. H. L. Judd, in 1869, and ten years later Mr. John Day, the present treasurer of the corporation, was admitted as a partner, under the style of H. L. Judd & Co. In 1885 the concern was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of $350,000, preserving the firm name, H. L. Judd & Co., and the management has continued without interruption. The present board of directors consists of H. L. Judd, President; John Day, treasurer; A. L. Woodworth, secretary; W. H. Edsall and F. W. Prentice.

JUDGE EDWARD MORTON JUDD Grandson of Lucy Ariail Edward M. Judd Passes Away Prominent Citizen of Borough Will be Buried Thursday in New Britain

After an illness of long standing Judge Edward M. Judd passed away Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock at his late home, 169 South Main Street. He was in his seventieth year. He is survived by a wife; a daughter, Mrs. Charles G. Phelps, a son Edward P. Judd, of New York. He also leaves a brother, Albert D. Judd and a sister, Mrs. H. H. Martin, both of Wallingford. The funeral will be held Thursday noon from the house and the body will then be removed to New Britain for interment, leaving here on the 1:20 train. Although a sufferer for years with kidney troubles it was not until last July that Judge Judd’s final illness compelled him to remain indoors. Since July 20 he had been confined to his room and life was despaired of on several occasions. Although a great sufferer Judge Judd bore his ailments with fortitude but toward the last he often remarked that death would be welcomed. He had been unconscious since last Sunday and died without regaining consciousness. Sunday his attending physician spent the greater part of the day and night at his bedside and the end was momentarily expected. The immediate cause of death was cerebrae hemorrhage following neuralgia of the heart, which has been the malady during the past summer. The judge was known throughout the state as a retired manufacturer and court official. He was judge of the borough police court at the time of his death. The sympathy of the entire community will be extended to the family. Edward Morton Judd, third son of Deacon Morton Judd was born November 11, 1837 in New Britain, Conn., and proved himself a worthy member of the honorable family to which he belonged. He attended the schools of New Britain and spent three years in the High school there. At the age of eighteen he, too, entered the manufacturing world. In 1856 he began the manufacture of the first metal curtain fixtures (of which he was also the patentee), and in 1861 removed to New Haven, the firm becoming E. M. Judd & Co. Upon his location in New Haven he added a general line of upholstery hardware. Later the firm was consolidated with the Turnet, Turner & Clark Mfg. Co., and the Seymour Mfg. Co. of Torrington and Edward M. Judd became the general manager of the Torrington plants. The firm was known as the Turner, Seymour & Judd Co. In 1870 he sold out his interest in the company and assisted in the formation of the Judd Manufacturing Co., at New Haven. The new company engaged in the manufacture of general hardware as well as upholstery hardware. Under his management these various companies prospered beyond all expectations and in 1874 Mr. Judd went to Brooklyn and while still retaining his interest in the Judd Manufacturing Co., started the firm of H. L. Judd & Co. After three years he located in Wallingford, where the Judd interests have since been centered. For thirty years Mr. Judd was actively engaged in the large manufacturing interests of the family and in 1887 he retired to pass the latter half of his life in the rest and enjoyment his early labors would warrant. He was the inventor of a large number of curtain fixtures and his last venture was a stamp-canceling machine, which he considered his best work. This machine, which completely destroys the stamp, has been patented in this country and elsewhere. During his busy life, Mr. Judd did not find time to attend to civic duties. In politics he was a staunch Republican, and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. While he was never an office seeker he never sought to evade the responsibilities of citizenship. He had served on the board of burgesses and on the school committee, and in 1897 was elected judge of the borough court which office he held at the time of his death. In every way that he could he had worked for the welfare of his town and state, and gave his aid, financial and moral to the support of any enterprise that would in any way benefit the community. He was one of the original incorporators of the First National Bank. In his religious faith he was a Congregationalist and a member of the First Church in which he had served as superintendent of the Sunday school, and as chairman of the societies committee. Of generous disposition he gave largely to charity but carried on the custom of his family in that he carried on his good deeds quietly. On March 27, 1860, occurred the marriage of Edward Morton Judd and Jane A. Peck, daughter of Joel and Charlotte (Scoville) Peck, and to this union came children as follows; William Theodore, born March 1, 1866, died February 24, 1867; Jennie Susan, born March 8, 1872, married on October 1, 1895; Charles G. Phelps, of Wallingford, secretary to the late Orville H. Platt, senator from Connecticut, and clerk to the committee on Cuban affairs; Edward Peck, born August 3, 1877.

GEORGE M. JUDD Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack Great-grandson of Lucy Ariail Well Known Citizen, Son Of Founder of Judd Manufacturing Co. Death removed one of the town’s well known and highly esteemed citizens yesterday afternoon about 1:30 o’clock, when George Morton Judd, 74, succumbed to a heart attack at his home, 132 Prince Street. His death will come as a distinct shock to many as he had been about town as usual on Tuesday. On retiring at night he complained of not feeling so well, and yesterday morning a physician was summoned. He gradually grew worse and was stricken shortly after the noon hour by his fatal attack. Deceased is survived by two daughters, Miss Alice Judd, who is at home, Mrs. Katherine Judd Monty of Altoona, N.Y., one son, Philip Sedgwick Judd, of West Haven, four grandchildren, one brother, Albert L. Judd, and one aunt, Mrs. H. H. Martin, both of South Main Street. Funeral Saturday The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon with services at his home. The Rev. Edwin G. Zellars, pastor of the First Congregational church, will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot in In Memoriam cemetery. The bearers will be ex-Judge O. H. D. Fowler, A. I. Martin, Noah Linsley, Albert L. Judd, all of this town, Philip Judd of West Haven and Stanley Judd of Bronxville, N. Y. Mr. Judd was a member of the First Congregational church and at one time served as its deacon. He had been extremely interested in church activities. He was a popular member of the Wallingford club. For many years he was connected with the H. L. Judd Company as pattern maker and designer. He retired in September 1928. Son Of Albert D. Judd His father was Albert D. Judd, who at one time conducted a manufacturing business in New Haven. In 1870 the firm became the Judd Manufacturing Company, with all the Judd’s holding interest in it. They continued to run the factory in New Haven until 1877, when it was removed to Wallingford. Albert D. Judd became president of the company and so continued until 1888, when he sold his interest to H. L. Judd and Company. He still retained a large part of the stock, which on the death of its president, H. L. Judd, in 1899, was sold to his New York partner, with Albert D. Judd, the only stockholder bearing the name of Judd. Albert D. Judd was also the original incorporator of the Wallingford National bank, and had served as its director. He was one of the appraisers of the Dime Savings bank, and also served for a time as vice president of the First National bank, but was obliged to resign owing to ill health. He was also a member of the First Congregational church of this town.

GEORGE MORTON JUDD

George Morton Judd, the elder son of Albert D. Judd, was born in New Britain, September 27, 1859. He acquired a grammar and high school education in New Haven and pursued a commercial course in Newark, New Jersey. He started in the business world as an office employee of the Judd Manufacturing Company in March 1879, and in 1881 was transferred to the New York store where he spent three months. Upon his return home for a vacation he accepted a position in the pattern room, with which department he has since been connected, and he is also one of the stockholders of the company. Throughout his entire business career he has been connected with this enterprise and has made steady progress by reason of his close application, his ready adaptability and his commendable ambition. On the 25th of June 1889, in Wallingford, Mr. Judd was united in marriage to Miss Cornelia Julia Martin, a daughter of Henry Martin of Wallingford, and they have become parents of three children. Alice Lucile, Katherine Linsley and Philip Sedgwick. In politics Mr. Judd is a staunch republican, giving unswerving allegiance to the party, and he is a charter member of Meriden lodge of the Order of United American Mechanics. He belongs to the First Congregational church of Wallingford and was the first secretary of its Benevolent Society, in which position he served for five years. He is greatly interested in all branches of the church work and does everything in his power to promote the growth and extend the influence of the congregation. In a word, his aid is given on the side of right, progress, reform and truth, and Wallingford numbers him among her valued citizens.

ALBERT D. JUDD Grandson of Lucy Ariail Well Known Wallingford Citizen Passes Away

One of the borough’s well-known and most highly esteemed citizens passed away yesterday morning shortly after 7 o’clock when death claimed Albert D. Judd. He was in his seventy-eighth year and death was due to aortic aneurysm. He is survived by a daughter; Miss Katherine W., two sons, George M. and Albert L. Judd and a sister, Mrs. Martha Martin, widow of Harry Martin. Deceased was a member of the First Congregational church and a deacon there, he was one of the original incorporators of the Wallingford National bank and served at one time as vice president of that institution. The funeral will be held from the house, 92 South Main Street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and interment will be in In Memoriam cemetery. Last evening the following gentlemen were selected as bearers for the funeral of Albert D. Judd: W. H. Goddard, Noah Linsley, A. Dixon, George Dickerman, L. Hall and W. H. Newton. It has been decided to have no singing at the funeral. ------“Albert Dunham Judd, second son of Morton Judd, was born December 4, 1830, in New Britain, Conn. He took advantage of such opportunities for an education as were offered him, and after some attendance at the common schools was for sometime a student in the Williston seminary, Easthampton, Mass. “On leaving the school room, Albert D. Judd went at once to work assisting his brother and uncle, M. and O. C. Judd, on harness hames. He remained with them until the firm sold out to Henry North, when he turned his attention to the manufacture of the sash fasteners invented by his father. “At the end of four or five years he was admitted into partnership and twelve years later purchased the business, retaining it, however, but a few weeks, when he resold it to his uncle, Oliver S. Judd. “Idleness was not attractive to him, and in 1864, Albert D. Judd removed to New Haven, purchasing the buildings of Beach Burwell, a contractor and builder, and the firm of M. and A. Judd, manufacturers of upholstery, hardware was launched. Two years later E. M. Judd & Co. consolidated with the Turner & Clark Manufacturing Company and the Seymour Manufacturing Company, both of Torrington. The factory was removed to the western part of the town and the manufacture of builders’ hardware was added. “In 1870, the firm became the Judd Manufacturing Company and all the Judds’ held interests in it. They continued to run the factory in New Haven until 1877, when it was removed to Wallingford. He was still a large stockholder in the company, which on the death of its president, H. L. Judd in1899, was sold to his New York partner and at the time of his death he (Albert D.) was the only stockholder bearing the name of Judd. “He was one of the original incorporators of the Wallingford National bank and had served as a director. He was director in the Dime Savings bank, and one of the appraisers of the Savings bank. He also served a short time as vice president of the First National bank, but was obliged to resign on account of ill health. “In all the large enterprises of the community Albert D. Judd had left his impress. In nearly all he had taken an active part but it has left him little time for himself. “In his political affiliations he had been a strong Republican and had served on the board of burgesses and held other offices, giving to the affairs of the people the same care and consideration ever given to his private affairs. “Mr. Judd was a faithful worker in the religious world. He was a member of the First Congregational church of Wallingford of which he had served as deacon since his residence here. He held the same office in the Center Congregational church in New Britain and while in New Haven he was instrumental in the building of the Dwight Place Congregational church, being one of a committee of three who selected the site, and was also one of the building committee during the construction of the church edifice. Later he became a member of the society committee, and of the church committee and also served the church as deacon. “On April 25, 1855, Albert D. Judd wedded Miss Lucelia Wells, who was born Oct 27, 1828, a daughter of Horace and Pamelia (Sedgwick) Wells, the former a native of New Britain, and the latter of West Hartford. Mr. Judd died Aug 5, 1890

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Resolutions Are Passed Special Meetings of Congregational Church and Savings Bank On A. D. Judd’s Death There were special meetings held last evening by the directors of the Dime Savings bank and of the Congregational church for the purpose of taking action on the death of Albert D. Judd. The church society passed the following resolutions: The First Congregational church of Wallingford hereby records its gratitude for the long and faithful services of Deacon Albert D. Judd who passed to the higher service on Wednesday, September 16, 1908. For twenty years he has faithfully served the church as deacon and by his steady devotion to the interests of Christ’s Kingdom, his cheerful support of every good cause, and his readiness to bear the burdens of the needy has commended the gospel of Christ to his fellows. We thank God for his services and commend those who are in distress by his departure to the divine comfort and comparison. The directors of the Savings bank appointed President Charles B. Yale and Charles D. Morris a committee on resolutions and it was voted to attend the funeral in a body. Mr. Judd was first vice president of the bank and one of the directors. There will be a meeting of the directors of the First National bank today at 12 o’clock for the purpose of taking action on the death of Mr. Judd, who was at one time vice president of the bank.

The Judd family ‘rubbed’ noses with some of the most influential people of their time. They were not only Deacons of their churches, they were also Judges’, members of fraternal societies and involved deeply in many of the community affairs. The following couple of articles tells of some of the people they not only associated with, but into which families their daughters married. In the early days, they not only traveled extensively, but they moved around what is now the United States on a regular basis. There are documents showing that they moved to Arkansas, visited Judge Manna Rich Ariail in Louisiana and many other places which we have not as yet uncovered. Let’s look at some of these documents below.

WILLIAM HENRY EDSALL General Manager of the H. L. Judd Company

William Henry Edsall, vice president and general factory manager of the H. L. Judd Company and active in public affairs in Wallingford, his aid and influence being always on the side of progress and improvement, was born in Brooklyn, New York, January 5, 1857. He was graduated from the public schools of that city and later was a student at the Polytechnic Collegiate Institute of Brooklyn, after which he made his initial step in the business world by spending a year in a mercantile establishment. In 1875 he entered the employ of H. L. Judd, a manufacturer of brass goods at Brooklyn, and on the incorporation of the business in 1884 as H. L. Judd & Company, Mr. Edsall became one of the incorporators and was elected a director. Upon the death of Mr. Judd in 1899, when the name was changed to the H. L. Judd Company, Mr. Edsall became the vice president. In 1890 he went to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and erected a large branch factory there for the manufacture of wood curtain poles. Until 1896 the company operated a factory in Brooklyn and also one in Wallingford but in that year discontinued the Brooklyn plant and made large additions to the Wallingford plant. It was in that year that Mr. Edsall removed to Wallingford, where he has since made his home, and for twenty-six years, or since 1891, he has had the management of the business in Wallingford and has built up one of the largest concerns in his line.

CHARLES GUSTAVUS PHELPS Husband of Jennie Susan Judd Daughter of Judge Edward Morton Judd (great granddaughter of Lucy Ariail)

Charles Gustavus Phelps, secretary of the Manufacturers’ Association of Connecticut, makes his home in Wallingford, his native city. He is closely identified with New Haven through descent from several of its oldest families. Though his busy life and varies activities have taken him away from Wallingford for many years, during which period he has spent twenty-seven years in Washington, while now his duties require his presence in the state capital, he has never given up his residence nor abated his interest in Wallingford and in New Haven county. The Phelps family are direct descendants of William Phelps, who was one of the early American colonists and was one of five signers of the first written constitution. The ancestors came originally from Tewksbury, England, where the ancestral line dates back to the thirteenth century. Timothy Phelps, grandfather of Charles G. Phelps, was a native of Bristol, Connecticut, where he died and is buried. His wife bore the maiden name of Sarah Austin and was a native of Kensington. Their son, Gustavus Phelps, was born in Bristol and about 1860 came to Wallingford. He first entered the employ of the Charles Parker Company of Meriden and afterward worked for the Wilcox Silver Plante Company, becoming superintendent of the plant. In 1866 he became associated with Charles Simpson as one of the founders of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Company, with which business he was identified for several years. He passed away in Wallingford in August, 1878, at the age of forty-one. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Martha Hall, was the daughter of Elihu Hall and Martha (Cooke) Hall. Her father was a descendant of John Hall, one of the first settlers of Wallingford, taking up his abode here in 1670. Martha Cooke was a daughter of Isaac Cooke, who was descended from Colonel Isaac Cooke, one of the original settlers of Wallingford and a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Charles Gustavus Phelps was born in Wallingford, January 24, 1870. He acquired a common school education, pursuing his studies to the ge of thirteen years, when he left school to go to work. He entered the employ of the Wilson Sewing Machine Company as office boy at a salary of two dollars and a half per week. After one year he went with the Judd Manufacturing Company in a clerical capacity and remained with that corporation until 1859, when he resigned to accept the position of private secretary to United States Senator Orville H. Platt, with whom he was associated until the death of Senator Platt, covering a period of sixteen years. In addition to acting as secretary to Senator Platt, he was clerk on the United States senate committee on patents, on Cuban relations, and also of the judiciary committee. In 1896, as a representative of Senator Platt, he made a trip to Europe on a congressional investigation. In 1900 he accompanied the special committee appointed by the United States senate on a trip to Cuba to investigate and study the conditions as a basis for the granting of Cuban independence. In 1905 he was clerk of the special committee appointed by the senate to conduct impeachment proceedings against Charles Swayne, a judge of the northern district of Florida. While in official service Mr. Phelps studied law in the National Law School of Washington, but did not take the examination for admission to the bar. After the death of Senator Platt he remained in Washington as the representative of several large industrial interests. In 1908 he was associated with Frank H. Hitchcock in conducting the canvass of delegates to the national convention at Chicago, at which convention he held the proxy of the national committeeman from North Dakota and represented that state upon the national committee in the hearings of contests of delegates to the convention. In 1911 he became associated with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company of New Haven as a special confidential representative at Washington and remained with that corporation until the fall of 1916 when he resigned to become secretary of the Manufacturers’ Association of Connecticut. He has been active in local politics and has represented the town at several congressional conventions. He has also presided over or has been secretary of several of these. For six years he was assistant prosecutor of the borough court. He has been identified with most of the public movements of Wallingford and was the leader in securing the improvement of Center Street cemetery a few years ago and has since been secretary of the cemetery association. Before leaving Washington he secured the passage of a bill granting Wallingford a new post office worthy of any larger city. Upon the completion of the building he was given a banquet by the citizens and presented with a silver loving cup. On the 1st of October, 1895, in Wallingford, Mr. Phelps was married to Miss Jane S. daughter of Judge Edward M. and Jane (Peck) Judd. His patriotic spirit prompts his membership with the Sons of the American Revolution. The breadth of his interests is further indicated in the fact that he has membership in the National Geographic Society, the Connecticut Historical Society, the Quinnipiac Club, the Old Colony Club of New York, the Wallingford Country Club, the National Tax Association and the Masonic fraternity. In the last named he is identified with Compass Lodge, F. & A. M., Lockwood Chapter, R. A. M., and St. Elmo Commandery, K. T. His religious faith is that of the Congregational church. His has been a most active and useful life and on all questions of vital importance he has kept abreast with the best thinking men of the age. His work has connected him closely with prominent events in history and with activities which have done much to shape the policy of state and nation.

We are privileged to have access to a letter written in 1850 by H. L. Judd (grandson of Lucy Ariail) to Annie Augusta Rosina Seymour (granddaughter of Lucy Ariail). H.L. Judd and Annie Seymour were 1st cousins. After the letter, I will explain who they are referring to in the letter. H. L. Judd lived in New Britain, Connecticut and Annie Seymour was born in Massachusetts, but probably lived in Iowa at that time.

New Britain, April 2nd, ’50. Dear cousin, In compliance with your request as well as my own wishes, I remit you a few lines. I have no apology to offer you for not complying with your request sooner but an unaccountable negligence. So pardon me Augusta and believe me not so thoughtless although appearances would condemn me. But in answer to your inquiries after the family generally. I would say they are all well so far as I know. Grandmother is in Oxford with Uncle Henry’s people. Mother received a letter a short time since from Elizabeth, she said she had just finished a letter to send home and I suppose she wrote you all the news. Lemuel the oldest of Uncle Albert’s children is married and farming it. I believe Henry is employed in railroad surveying. Jane is married, her husband is a mason by trade. Albert and myself are living at home yet and like to for the present. Neither of us engaged in any business yet. I should be very happy indeed to make another visit to the lovely west, as you term it, but shall not be able to this spring. I was in St. Louis one year ago and in New Orleans and Texas. Uncle ?G-----? Is in Annapolis, Park County, Indiana. Uncle ?------? Is in St. Martinsville, Louisiana. I stopped there on my way up the Red River to Texas. Augusta, my letter has been more lengthy than I intended, and will close by requesting you to make my best wishes acceptable to uncle William and aunt Sarah. My love to yourself and may you dreams be as joyous as I would wish your fat?. Yours Affectionally Hubert

Obviously, some words of this old letter were unreadable or not understood, but let me explain who Hubert Lewellyn Judd was talking about in the letter. 1. Grandmother is Lucy Ariail and she is buried in the Oxford, Connecticut cemetery. 2. Uncle Henry is Henry Dunham, son of Lucy Ariail. He is also buried in the Oxford Cemetery 3. Elizabeth is probably Elizabeth Seymour Coffin. They lived in Annapolis, Parke, Indiana. Lucy Ariail’s daughter, Elizabeth Dunham was already dead, so it could not have been her. 4. Lemuel, eldest son of Albert Dunham, is actually Samuel Cowles Dunham. Probably translated Sa for Le in the name Samuel. 5. Henry, employed in railroad surveying, is Henry Dunham, son of Lucy Ariail. 6. Jane is probably Sylvia Jane Dunham, daughter of Albert Dunham. She married George S. Woodruff. 7. Albert and myself is Albert Dunham Judd and Herbert Lewellyn Judd. 8. Uncle G., Annapolis, Parke, Indiana is George Woodruff, husband of Elizabeth Dunham. 9. Uncle ?------? Is actually Uncle Manna Rich Ariail, brother of Lucy Ariail and was living in St. Martinsville, Louisiana. 10. Uncle William and Aunt Sarah is William Augustus Seymour and Sarah (Sally) Dunham, daughter of Lucy Ariail.

The following letter was written in July 1879 from Augusta Seymour, wife of George Alexander Clarke to her mother Sarah Dunham, wife of William Seymour. Sarah Dunham was daughter of Lucy Ariail.

Brownville (New York), July /79 (1879)

Dear Mother, I have been up to NY and Hubert paid me the amount due you, four hundred and 36 dollars and 90 cents. I saw the receipts of E. coffin, her brother and all the rest of the heirs. I can not see that he has kept any thing back, he was very kind to me and so was Julia. He took me up the Hudson River where his family were boarding and I stayed 4 days up there and Julia came down with me to go round with me while I did a little shopping, for things were dirt cheap in the city as the season was well advanced. I saved a good deal on the price of things here. I got 3 ?combine? dresses for 7 dollars and a good common hat for ?Linna? for 95 cents, the only hat she has had this summer. H. paid all my expenses except my fare up there and back and that was only 17 dollars. I had a real nice visit. His children are very pious and the girls dress quite plain. He is getting on well I think but Julia says about two years ago he came so near going that he could not sleep nights. She says only the closest management saved him from failing. They none of them have good health. Edd’s wife is going to have another baby this month. She is older than I am and older than Edd. Her mother is married again and is visiting there at Edd’s and her two sisters. They keep two girls. They wanted me to (go) down to Connecticut. Sent for me but I could not spare either money or time. Hobart (may be Hubert) saw about my bonds and said the 3rd man he went to offered me 30 dollars for each $1000 bond but H. said, I of course would not take it. He advised me to hold on to them. He seems a very shrewd businessman. I could not stand the city, I got diarrhea while there, have not got over it yet. I want pure air and fresh food. Julia would like to move away from the city. She says H. is killing himself driving business, so she is anxious he should wind up and live in the country. Morton Judd has better health than any of them. He is adding to his house this summer. I have put the money in the bank I got there except for the 30 odd dollars, I kept that out for I really needed it, but I can pay you it back if you say so and if you do not need the $400 I would be glad to borrow it for a year as I have run short by having to make repairs on this and the other house and will have to seal another bond to meet my payments. I did nothing only what was really necessary, nothing for ornament or show. I thing Hobart will get Walter and maybe Ralph a situation or give one in his establishment, that will be a great favor if he does. Now summer is going, winter will soon be here. What are your plans for the winter? I want to help you and I think the land should be sold at a sacrifice even, as you can not tend it properly. They will cheat a woman do the best she will in farm property. I believe I told you I have rented the Canada place for $2.00 (maybe $200.00) a year. Please write soon, I want to hear all your plans. Love to Father. From you affectionate daughter Augusta

This letter is difficult in some instances to figure out who is who. Will attempt to get it sorted out so everyone will understand what is being talked about. 1. Hubert is Hubert Lewellyn Judd. They had a manufacturing plant in Brooklyn, New York, so that makes sense 2. E. Coffin? I cannot figure out who died. William Wilshire Coffin died in July 29, 1879, but they would not have been dividing up his estate so soon, unless there was a division before he died. 3. He was very nice to me and so was Julia. Julia Ellis was the wife of Hubert Lewellyn Judd, so that would explain that phrase. 4. Lenna is Lenna Gertrude Clarke, daughter of Augusta. Lenna married Morton Ellis Judd, her 2nd cousin, and they moved to Dalton, Georgia and built there a 22 room mansion. Lenna was on the board of Regents of the University Georgia, Head of the Read Cross, on every garden club in the state. She designed the gardens for the University of Beijing, China. They gave the money to build the Cancer center at the Hospital in Dalton, Georgia. She was known worldwide and loved and respected by everyone. They traveled extensively. Her son Morton Hubert Judd, collected stamps and was also know worldwide. 5. H. paid all my expenses. That would be Hubert Lewellyn Judd. He owned the manufacturing plant at Brooklyn, New York and had vast resources. 6. Hubert’s children are: Florence, Emma and Morton Judd. He had three children who had previously passed away in their youth. 7. Edd’s wife going to have another baby this month. Edward Morton Judd was married to Jane A. Peck. If they had a baby in 1879, I do not have it listed and know of no other person they could be talking about. 8. Hubert and Julia did move back to Wallingford, Connecticut. 9. Morton Judd may be Morton Ellis Judd who later married Augusta’s daughter, Lenna Gertrude Clarke. They married in Dec 24, 1885, so that statement would make sense. She could however, be talking about Morton Judd who married Lucina Dunham. That would be the father of H.L. Judd. He didn’t die until 1901, Nov 4. Since he is adding to his house, it is most likely him instead of his grandson Morton Ellis Judd. After Lucina Dunham died, her husband, Deacon Morton Judd married Julia Ann Blinn. She died in 1887, on Nov 19th. 10. Walter and Ralph. I have no idea who these people are at the present time.

HAYNSWORTH – ARIAIL A wedding to remember

A wedding that holds statewide interest was that of Miss Belva Haynsworth and Dr. J. M. Ariial which took place at Central Methodist church in this city Thursday evening in the presence of a host of friends and relatives. The church, under the skillful hands of Mrs. M. C. Stuckey, assisted by Mrs. E. E. Howell and Mrs. J. w. Ragsdale, had been transformed into a white and green loveliness, a broad frieze of graceful smilax over snowy white, handsome potted ferns and tall Cathedral candles featuring the decorations. A note of color was struck in a bank of fresh pink crepe myrtle in the back ground and tall baskets of the pretty pink bloom artistically placed, and mounted on the high pedestals twined with smilax that marked the ribbons were similar baskets of bloom. Ushering the guests to their places were Dr. C. C. Ariail, of Greenville, brother of the bridegroom, Dean D. D. Peele, Prof. C. E. Cauthen, both of Columbia college, Brown Hamer, of Hamer, W. H. Ritter, of Ehrhardt, and Clarence Ivey, of Florence. These were busy seating the crowd long before the hour set for the wedding. An elaborate program of music was given, beginning with an organ prelude, “Romance,” (Zitterbart), played by Mrs. Ernest Edwards, of Leesburg, Fla., who played the accompaniments as well as the wedding music. “Because I Love You, Dear,” sung by Miss Mary Scott, soprano, and “All fo You,” by Robert Howell, baritone, delighted the audience, as did a violin duet. Schubert’s “Serenade,” played by Mrs. J. W. Ragsdale and Mrs. J. D. Smyser. The Bridal Chorus beautifully sung by a double from “The Rose Maiden” was quartet consisting of Miss Mary Scott and Mrs. Bory Cain, soprano, Mrs. N. W. Hicks and Mrs. Chester B. S. Stevens, Alto, Harry Thomas and Anthony Fogerty, tenor, and Robert Howell and Dr. I. P. Carr, bass. Little Misses Carolyn Ariail, Elizabeth Haynsworth, Jean Brunson and Mary Alice Horne, in quaint ruffled dresses of yellow and lavender organdie that reached their tiny toes appeared in the aisles and drew the white ribbons to form the bride’s pathway. Then as the sweet music of the wedding march from Lohengrin sounded, Miss Annie Frierson, of Kingstree, and Miss Nell Ariail, of Columbia, sister of the groom, came down the aisle, charming in blue taffeta dresses made in Colonial design and carrying old fashioned nosegays of vari-hued flowers. They were followed by E. P. Hodges, of Columbia, and Baker Haynsworth, Jr., brother of the bride. Next came Miss Margaret Ketchin, of Winnsboro, and Miss Mary Shipp, wearing yellow taffeta frocks and attended by J. T. Hudson, of Spartanburg, and Tom Williamson, of this city. Then followed Miss Belva Jenkinson, of Kingstree, and Miss Florence Howell of this city in lavender taffeta dresses, attended by R. E. Dennis, of Bishopville, and Haynsworth Jones, of Florence. Matrons of honor were Mrs. W. C. Davis, of Manning, aunt of the bride, and Mrs. Brown Hamer, the bride’s sister. Mrs. Davis wore a handsome dress of pink georgette, and Mrs. Hamer a lovely creation of flesh georgette and lace. Mrs. T. B. Haynsworth, mother of the bride, as dame of honor, was very handsome in a gown of Nile green georgette. All three carried arm bouquets of pink roses. Miss Clara Haynsworth, attractive young sister of the bride, was maid of honor, daintily attired in rose colored taffeta and carrying an arm bouquet of pink roses. Little Misses Virginia Stuckey and Marylan Craig, in frilly blue frocks of ankle length, scattered rose petals along the white pathway, and tiny Jane Harrison Saunders, in rose colored organdie, bore a huge pink rose in which was hidden the circet of gold with which the vows were made. As they reached the chancel and took their places the ensemble was very lovely indeed. The maids in quaint Colonel dresses of rainbow hues, and prime ouquets of old fashioned flowers bringing to mind a bygone day of beauty and romance. The bride entered on the arm of her father, T. B. Haynsworth, who gave her in marriage. She wore an exquisite gown of white Duchess satin, entrain with real lace and rhinestone ornaments, the saine that was worn by her sister as a bride less than a year ago. Her veil of filmy lace was fastened with orange blossoms, and her bouquet of bride roses and valley lilies completed the picture of bridal beauty. On her arm gleamed a platinum bracelet set with diamonds and blue sapphires, the gift of the groom. At the altar she was joined by Dr. Ariail and his best man, his brother, Robert Ariail, and the impressive service was conducted jointly by Rev. J. W. Ariail, of Pamplico, father of the groom, and Dr. Watson B. Duncan, of McColl, uncle of the bride, while the organ softly played “At Dawning.” Mendelssohn’s Wedding March was played as a recessional. At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. And Mrs. T. B. Haynsworth, a reception was held immediately after the ceremony at the church, attended by hundreds of friends. A receiving line was formed al fresco on the wide porch which had been made most inviting with potted plants, flowers and festoons of smilax. Dr. and Mrs. F. H. McLeod, Mrs. Heary Buck and M. S. Haynsworth, grandfather of the bride, met the guests at the steps, and Mr. And Mrs. Thad Jones and Mr. And Mrs. John Chase introduced them to the receiving line which was composed of the following: Mr. And Mrs. H. B. Haynsworth, the young bride and groom, Rev. J. W. Ariail, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Duncan, Capt. And Mrs. W. C. Davis, Miss Clara Haynsworth, maid of honor, Robert Ariail, best man, Mrs. Brown Hamer, one of the matrons of honor, and the bridesmaids, groomsmen and ushers. The guests passed into the living room by the side door, where they were greeted by Dr. and Mrs. John D. Smyser. Here delicious punch was served from two attractively arranged tables by Misses Jennie Mae Purvis and Cecilia Ariail, Badger Baker and William Brunson, at one, and Misses Flora Barringer, Dorothy Chase, Thad Jones, Jr., and Charlie Cutts at the other. Mr. And Mrs. M. C. Stuckey assisted in entertaining here. In the hall the guests were received by Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Craig and Mr. And Mrs. E. E. Howell, and were invited into the dining room by Mr. And Mrs. Frank J. Brand and Mr. And Mrs. Harry Saunders. Superintended by Mrs. James Heape, block cream in pink and white and individual, decorated cakes were served by Misses Louise Gregg, Belva Hudson, Leize Scott and Mrs. Lapham, of Charleston. At the handsomely appointed table Mrs. J. T. Howell and Mrs. S. R. Lucas cut the cream, assisted by Dr. Howell and Dr. Lucas. Mints were passed by Misses Mary Heape and Belva Hicklin Craig. As the guests left the dining room little silver wedding bells were pinned on by Miss Lulie Firesheets, of Spartanburg. Chatting with the guests in the reception hall were Mr. And Mrs. Roger Clemmons, Mrs. J. C. Weeks, Mrs. Mason C. Brunson, and Mr. And Mrs. N. M. Lowrance. Mr. And Mrs. J. R. Coggeshall, of Darlington, received in the drawing room were the handsome wedding presents were on display on a table that encircled the room. One that attracted marked attention was a chest of silver, in exquisite design, spread on a table to itself, the gift of the bride’s family. In a nook at the north end of the piazza the bride’s book lay on a table, in charge of Mr. And Mrs. Will Haynsworth, and the guests on departing were requested to register. Such a book is a treasured keepsake for every bride. Assisting in entertaining on porch were Judge and Mrs. S. W. G. Shipp, Mr. And Mrs. D. Gordon Baker and Mr. And Mrs. M. G. Scott. About ten o’clock the bride mounted the stairs to don her traveling costume, throwing her bouquet down among a bevy of bridesmaids. Four tied for the honor of catching it. Misses Mary Scott, Cecilia Ariail, Florence Howell and Nell Ariail. A little later the lights snapped out, and in the merry confusion the bride and groom slipped away on a wedding journey, keeping their destination to themselves. She wore a most becoming soft black silk with effective gold trimmings, gold hat and accessories. The guests lingered until a late hour, enjoying pleasant intercourse. The home was charmingly decorated for the occasion with Southern smilax, ferns, vases and baskets of many colored summer flowers, carrying out the rainbow motif, and chandeliers festooned with showers of lilies of the valley and lace fern, tied with great fluffy bows of tulle. The decorations were the artistic work of Mrs. T. W. Jones, Mrs. J. W. Heape and Mrs. B. M. Hamer. Mrs. Ariail is the second daughter of Mr. And Mrs. T. B. Haynsworth, a popular member of the young society set of this city and a young woman of attractive personality. She was educated at Columbia College, where she graduated in voice in June 1925, and after a summer course at Boston University has been teaching in the schools of Darlington the past winter, where she made a host of warm friends. Dr. Ariail, who is Dean of the Department of English at Columbia College, was educated at Wofford College, and took his doctor’s degree at the University of North Carolina. During the summer he has been associated with Dr. Greenlaw, at Johns Hopkins, in an important work on Spencer, having served with distinction in this capacity. Dr. and Mrs. Ariail, upon their return, will make their home in Columbia. Mrs. Ariail’s many friends regret that her marriage will take her away from Florence where she will be missed from musical as well as social circles. Among those from out of town attending the wedding were R. E. McKissick, of Greenville, Mr. And Mrs. William Ritter, of Ehrhardt, Miss Cecilia Ariail, James and Muldrow Ariail, of Columbia, Mrs. C. W. Milling and Mr. And Mrs. J. R. Coggeshall, of Darlington, Mrs. C. A. Smith and Don Smith, of Timmonsville, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Duncan, of McColl, Rev. J. W. Ariail, of Pamplico, Capt. And Mrs. W. C. Davis, of Manning, Dr. C. C. Ariail, of Greenville, and J. T. Hudson and family and Miss Eva McCall, of Spartanburg.

Albert B. Dunham Grandson of Lucy Ariail

After literally days of research over a period of several years, there finally has come to light some information about the grandsons of Lucy Ariail. As we know, Lucy Ariail lived the last years of her life in Oxford, Connecticut with her son Henry Dunham. Henry Dunham’s children have been harder to locate and document, however, the below information will be very useful in finding out what happened to the family in those early days. These several newspaper articles will tell us about these two brothers. They are from the Naugatuck Daily News for the days Apr 9, 1897, Jul 26, 1897, Aug 6, 1898, Oct 14, 1898, Oct 20, 1898, Oct 21, 1898, Oct 22, 1898, Nov 7, 1898, Nov 14, 1898 and Dec 20, 1901. Lets look at what these articles tell us.

Quote: Naugatuck Daily News, Jul 26, 1897: County Commissioners Make Several Appointments.

The county commissioners Saturday announced their appointments for prosecuting agents. The prosecuting agent for New Haven has not been appointed. This is County Commissioner A. B. Dunham, who is on his vacation. It was agreed, when Mr. Dunham went away, that no appointment should be made until his return. In the absence of an appointment Attorney J. D. Dewell, Jr., will continue to act until his successor is appointed. The commissioners announced that they had reappointed the following men as prosecuting agents: Senator Dwight W. Turtle for East Haven, Branford, Guilford, Madison, Orange and Wallingford; Attorney Charles H. Sawyer of Meriden for Meriden and Cheshire; A. C. Baldwin of Derby for Milford and Derby; John M. Sweeney of Naugatuck for Seymour, Bethany, Naugatuck and Beacon Falls. There was no appointment made for Waterbury because of the fact that the present prosecutor Attorney Pierce, was appointed in March of the present year, for two years. He succeeded Col. Barpee, who is now on the bench. All of the appointments are for a term of two years. Unquote.

Quote: Naugatuck Daily News, Aug 6, 1898: IS SPIEGEL OUT? Reports That He Will Not Run Again --- Dunham the Favorite – Tomlinson Men Say Leigh is Beaten (New Haven Palladium.)

The friends of County Commissioner Albert B. Dunham, of Seymour, are very busy these days in trying to persuade Mr. Dunham into entering the race for the republican nomination for sheriff of New Haven county. It may be said absolutely that as yet the commissioner has not decided to go after the prize, but his friends are hopeful that he will accede to their wishes before the time for looking after delegates to the county convention. Mr. Dunham’s term as county commissioner expires on the first of July next year. His friends claim that he has served the county long and ably and he should now round off his political life--- county-wise---with a term as sheriff. There is no question but that Mr. Dunham is one of the strongest republicans in the county, and there seems to be little doubt that he can have the nomination if he desires it. In this same connection it was said yesterday by a number of republican politicians that the present sheriff, Charles R. Spiegel, would not be a candidate for re-nomination before the convention. The politicians referred to give their reasons for the belief, but insisted that it was a prediction which had foundation and, which would be fulfilled. If there was any one to contest Dunham’s supremacy in the county, they added, it would be ex-Sheriff Robert O. Gates of Derby. The chrievalty fight on the democratic side of the house has been hottest during the past week, and the Tomlinson men and many of the disinterested spectators say that Walter Leigh is beaten. The Tomlinson adherents claim that they will carry New Haven with but little difficulty. The Leign men are inclined to doubt this statement, but they do not deny another, viz., that Tomlinson will sweep the Naugatack valley. Unquote.

Quote: Naugatuck Daily News, Oct 14, 1898 Next Friday night the Swedish Political club will hold a big rally at which it is expected Mr. Dunham the republican candidate for county sheriff, will deliver an address and several local political leaders will be present. Unquote.

Quote: Naugatuck Daily News, Oct 20, 1898 County Commissioner Dunham, republican candidate for the office of county sheriff, has promised to be one of the speakers at the political rally to be held by the Swedish political club Friday evening in Abramson’s block. The rally will commence at 8 o’clock. Unquote.

Quote: Naugatuck Daily News, Oct 21, 1898. The Swedish Political club will hold a rally tonight in Abramson’s hall. County Commissioner Dunham, republican candidate for county sheriff, will address the meeting. Unquote.

Quote: Naugatuck Daily News, Oct 21, 1898 Swedish Republicans The Rally Last Night Was a Big Success – Addresses Made by Prominent Politicians. The Swedish republicans club held a big rally last night in their hall in Abramson’s block. About 150 Swedish men were present. Such well-known republicans as County Commissioner Dunham, of Seymour, Warren L. Hall, William Gillette, Colonel Doherty of Waterbury, Perry G. Wallmo of Middletown, Attorney John M. Sweeney and Judge Hungerford were also present and delivered short addresses. The “little Swede band” as it is called, furnished delightful music during the evening. The band has been organized but a short time, yet they play remarkable well. Last night every selection was loudly applauded. Charles Carlson, chairman of the meeting opened the evening’s exercises by introducing the Rev. S. G. Ohman of New Britain, who delivered an interesting and highly entertaining address in the Swedish language. Mr. Ohman, who is a fine-looking man of athletic build and good voice, is an effective speaker and knows how to hold the attention of his audience. Political speeches are very often dry and tiresome but Mr. Ohman’s remarks were bright and pleasing. He was frequently interrupted by loud bursts of applause and his remarks frequently convulsed his hearers with laughter. Mr. Ohman complimented the Swedish people on the successful organization of a Swedish republican club. He said the Republican Party was the proper party to fight for because it stood for that liberty which is so dear to every heart. It was a republican president who brought about the liberation of the slaves in the south and it was a republican president who insisted that the slaves in Cuba must become free4 from Spanish tyranny and misrule. The mention of the names of Lincoln and McKinley brought forth loud applause. Mr. Ohman compared the work accomplished by democrats to that accomplished by republicans. He ridiculed Grover Cleveland’s administration and his sarcasm fairly convulsed his hearers. He eulogized the principles underlying the American form of government and again urged his leaders to vote for the success of the republican ticket not only in national but in state and local elections. The burst of applause which followed his closing remarks could be herd several blocks away. Chairman Carlson next introduced County Commissioner A. B. Dunham of Seymour, who is republican nominee for county sheriff. Mr. Dunham expressed his pleasure at being present, but said he did not feel that he could say anything more than had been said by the very eloquent gentleman who had preceded him. He was given a splendid reception by the audience. Colonel John B. Doherty of Waterbury was next called upon. He said in part: “I am glad to be with you tonight and say a few words in behalf of the republican candidate for sheriff, not because it’s Dunham but because Dunham knows how to do it. I also want to say a word for the other republican candidates. I want to see this old rocked-ribbed senatorial district again represented by a republican and that republican I hope will be my personal friend, Warren L. Hall. I expect to see Dunham elected county sheriff, Hall elected senator from this district and Lounsbury elected governor of the state. I feel certain that the entire republican ticket will be elected in the next campaign. But I want you to listen to the arguments in favor of both platforms, and if you do I know you will vote the republican ticket”Colonel Doherty touched on the money question and urged his hearers to fight for one single standard of money gold. He concluded his remarks as follows: “We want a governor who will see to it that Connecticut does not suffer a governor who is able to and will administer the affairs of the state satisfactorily. Such a man is the republican candidate Mr. Lounsbury. We want a sheriff who will attend to the duties of the office as they should be and such a man is our friend Dunham. We want a senator who will vote for the return of the best man to the United States senate, and such a man is Warren L. Hall. Gentlemen, I thank you for your very close attention.” Colonel Doherty’s speech was frequently interrupted by applause. Warren L. Hall, who it is thought will receive the republican nomination for senator from the fifth senatorial district, followed Colonel Doherty. He expressed his pleasure at being present and congratulated the club on the wisdom shown by the members in joining the Republican Party. He urged his hearers to vote for N. D. Sperry for congress, also for the party that would send a republican United States senator to congress. He declared that President McKinley ought to receive the support of a majority of the members of congress and that he would receive their support if the republicans were again victorious. He concluded his remarks by saying: “Secure the return of Mr. Sperry to congress also a republican United States senator and in that way aid a president who you all love and admire.” Mr. Hall was followed by John M. Sweeney, republican candidate for judge of probate. Mr. Sweeney after expressing himself as being highly pleased in being present and having an opportunity to say a word for the republican candidates, declared that it was very important that the next state legislature should be republican, and it was the duty of every republican to vote for the republican ticket. Mr. Sweeney asked that his hearers cast their votes for A. B. Dunham for county sheriff, who he declared was his personal friend and a man well fitted for the office. Mr. Sweeney closed by advising his hearers to go to the polls early and get as many fellow citizens as possible to work for the success of the republican ticket. Perry G. Wallmo, private secretary to Congressman Sperry, delivered a short address. He predicted that Naugatuck would go republican at the November election, and urged upon his congressman who would stand by the president. He declared that it would be a crime to leave McKinley without party support at the present time, but he had no fears as he thought the American citizens could be trusted to return congressmen and senators who would support the president. He hoped to see the republican ticket elected by a large majority. William Gillette of Waterbury and Judge Hungerford of Naugatuck made short speeches after which the band played and refreshments consisted of sandwiches and coffee was served. Then the cigars were passed around and the meeting came to a close by giving three rousing cheers for the Swedish republican club.

Quote: Naugatuck Daily News, Nov 7, 1898. ON THE EVE OF ELECTION The Politicians Are Hustling and the Candidates for Office Are Preparing for Tomorrow’s Ballot. Tomorrow will be Election Day. A governor and other state officers will be elected. In addition to the candidates on the state ticket the voters of Naugatuck will be called upon to elect a judge of probate, and nine justices of the peace. The polls will be open at the Gem opera house from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Probably the most exciting contest in Naugatuck will be over the election of a judge of probate from this district. The democratic candidate for the office is Judge Thomas H. Benton who has held the office for the past four years and attended to the duties imposed on him in a highly satisfactory manner. He says he will endeavor to do his duty conscientiously if reelected. The republican candidate is Attorney John M. Sweeney. He also has held the office of judge of probate and is consequently entirely familiar with its requirements. He is an able lawyer and a leading republican. Both candidates are making a gallant fight for the office, and both are acting like gentlemen toward each other. There is no ill feeling between them and it will not be at all surprising to see the defeated candidate congratulate the victor after the result of the voting has been announced. Another battle that promises to prove interesting will be fought between the democratic and republican candidates for representatives. The candidates are all well-known citizens. John M. Page and John J. Gorman are the democratic standard bearers. Mr. Page is at present, town treasurer and is a member of the firm of J. M. Page & Co., plumbers and dealers in hardware. Mr. Gorman is a successful contractor. He has held the office of town clerk, selectman and warden. James Hughes and William Ward are the republican candidates who hope to represent Naugatuck in the next legislature. Mr. Hughes is a foreman in the cutting department of the Shoe Company’s No. 3 factory. He was on of Naugatuck’s representatives at the last general assembly. William Ward is one of the best-known citizens in town. He is a staunch republican and has always taken an active interest in borough affairs. It will be readily seen that the nominees for representatives are exceptionally strong candidates, and will be loyally supported by their respective parties, and that the election will be hotly contested. There are five candidates for justices of the peace on both republican and democratic tickets. All but one of the candidates will be elected and the candidate who receives the smallest number of votes will have to give up his hopes of becoming a justice this year. The candidates for justice are: Republican—Charles F. Hungerford, Henry W. Hamilton, George Englehart, Daniel S. Johnson, Joseph J. Hall. Democratic—F. D. Bingham, W. J. Neary, Miles S. Clark, M. H. Lawless, Joen O. Reilly. The vote for county sheriff is also the subject of considerable speculation. Both Mr. Dunham, the republican candidate and Mr. Leigh the democratic candidate, have been in town and met many of the voters, but which has made the greatest number of friends here will not be known for a certainty until Tuesday night. It is expected that in the race for state senator from the Fifth senatorial district Naugatuck will give William Kennedy the democratic candidate a big majority over Warren L. Hall, of Waterbury, the republican candidate. Mr. Kennedy, although a democrat, has many republican friends in Naugatuck who would like to see him elected, knowing that he would always work for the interests of his own town. It is generally admitted, however, that Mr. Hall is a strong opponent but Mr. Kennedy’s friends are confident that Naugatuck will give him a majority. The politicians were quite busy yesterday and today and many of them will get but little sleep tonight. It is expected that a large vote will be polled in the borough tomorrow.

Well, did Albert B. Dunham become sheriff of New Haven County, Connecticut? Well, perhaps we would never know except for this next article of the same paper dated Nov 9, 1898, and Nov 14, 1898.

Quote: Naugatuck Daily News, Nov 9, 1898. ELECTION RESULTS! George E. Lounsbury of Ridgefield Elected Governor All Four Republican Congressmen Were Elected Also all of the Republican Candidates for Sheriff State Goes Republican but the Plurality of Two Years Ago is Reduced George E. Lounsbury of Ridgefield, the republican candidate for governor, was elected yesterday by a plurality of 15,000 or more over his opponent, Daniel N. Morgan. All four republican congressmen were reelected. Congressman Sperry defeating James H. Webb in the Second District. All of the republican candidates for sheriff were chosen. Albert B. Dunham defeated Walter Leigh in New Haven County. David Callahan was elected senator for the Eighth district, New Haven, defeating Frederic L. Averih, James P. Brea and Alfred W. Forbes, both democrats, were chosen representatives. The general democratic ticket carried New Haven by 1,200 pluralities. In New York Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was elected governor, his plurality being estimated at 20,000. Van Wyck carried Greater New York by 80,000. In Pennsylvania, Stone, (rep.) carried the state by 125,000. Ohio gives a larger majority than ever for the republican candidates. In New Jersey Voorhees is probably elected by 5,000 pluralities, though the democrats claim the state. In the other states of the union democratic gains are reported, although there is no great change from 1896. IN CONNECTICUT Some Interesting Items Concerning Yesterday’s Election in the Towns and Cities Complete returns from all of the 168 towns in the state of Connecticut show the election of Lounsbury, (rep.) for governor, 16,440 votes. The 168 towns in the state gave Lonusbury, (rep.) 80,732; Morgan (dem.) 61,293. In 1896 the republicans had 108,807; democrats, 56,524. The republicans carried off all honors in the Shrievalty contests. Tolland County developed the closest contest, the difference between the opposing candidates being only 744. In Fairfield County the greatest difference was shown, Hawley winning over Conghiln, by 3,753. In New Haven County the hottest ante election contest was waged, but A. B. Dunham defeated Walter Leigh handily by 1,505 votes. Contrary to the predictions of experts and the claims of the democratic leaders, Congressmen N. D. Sperry was elected in the Second district with 2,925 votes to spare. As the returns from the 41 towns in the district came in, it was first thought that Mr. James H. Webb, the democratic candidate, might finish a winner. He was beaten in his own town of Hamden, but carried the city of New Haven, the home of Sperry, by about 1,000. Middlesex County came to the rescue of Sperry, and with a solid front, brought his total up to 26,919, while Mr. Webb received 23,994. In 1896 Mr. Sperry was elected over his democratic opponent, Dr. Fuller, by 13,627. Complete returns from New Haven county gave Lounsbury, (rep.), 22,017; Morgan, (dem.), 21,06. For congress, Sperry, (rep.), 22,555; Webb, (dem.), 20,857. For sheriff, A. B. Dunham of Seymour. (rep.), 22,265; Walter Leigh of New Haven, (dem.), 20,760. Twenty-seven republicans and nine democratic representatives are elected. The town of Hamden, the residence of James H. Webb, and the democratic candidate for congress in the Second district give Sperry 430, Webb 275. One of the closest fights took place at Wallingford, where one member of the general assembly from each party was elected. The republicans carried the day for their first representative, but only by the narrow margin of two votes. The republicans elected 20 out of 24 senators and 181 out of 252 representatives. This gives them a majority of 17 in the senate and 110 in the house and 127 in both houses.

Sheriff-elect Albert Dunham was given a big serenade by the people of Seymour on last Tuesday evening. Unquote.

Well, it happens in all political positions, and we can expect nothing less in the position of Albert B. Dunham, grandson of Lucy Ariail. When he made his appointment to positions at the jail, guess what happened. His brother in law was appointed, Mr. Alfred W. Adams, wife of Henrietta Dunham who was daughter of Sheriff Albert B. Dunham.

It was also stated in a gentleman who is in a position to know the truth of the matter that Sheriff Dunham had decided to appoint his brother-in-law, who lives in Ansonia, jailor.

Albert B. Dunham was an older brother of Henry Dunham and Daniel Dunham. Originally data had indicated that Albert B. Dunham was a hotelkeeper in 1880. That was apparently before he became politically active. We can safely assume that he got out of the hotel business and his brother Henry Dunham took his place in that occupation. This is somewhat verified by the following articles in the Naugatuck Daily News dated Apr 9, 1897 and Dec 20, 1901. Quote:

Apr 9, 1897 – Henry Dunham of Seymour is a visiting friend in town today.

Dec 20, 1901 – Seymour’s New Landlord. Seymour, Conn., Dec. 20 – James Ferguson of New Haven, a liveryman, has leased the Seymour house and the livery stables adjoining for a term of years. He will take possession on January 1. The hotel has been run by Henry Dunham, a brother of Sheriff Dunham of New Haven County and the livery stables by John Holloway. Unquote.

Albert Dunham eventually married a lady by the name of Anna and had three children. Little is know about any of them, however, the eldest daughter married a man by the name of Alfred W. Adams. In 1910 we find both of them working for the jail in New Haven County, Connecticut. The above articles perhaps explain why they were working in that capacity.

NAUQATUCK DAILY NEWS, APR 7, 1902.

TWO WEEKS AT LEAST. Quarantine on County Jail Will Not be Raised Before Then.

New Haven, April 7 – There was no change yesterday in the condition of the Quarantine at the county jail. Sheriff Dunham said last evening that as it is necessary to imprison any new prisoners in some jail it may be necessary to commit them to the Bridgeport county jail, which is the nearest to New Haven. The quarantine, according to Health Officer Wright, will be continued for two weeks at least. Dr. Wright does not think that there is much danger of the disease spreading although he believes that Greenwood mingled with practically all the prisoners. He commended Dr. Peck, the physician at the jail, for his forethought in having all prisoners brought to the jail within the last two or three weeks vaccinated.

Elizabeth Ann Seymour Granddaughter of Lucy Ariail A story of her youth and life Our research on the descendents of Lucy Ariail was hindered for a long time because all we knew to do was look in the area where Lucy’s children were born, Southington, Connecticut. Well, we have long since learned that we were looking in the wrong places. They did not stay in Southington. Lucy, herself, did not even stay there. Shortly after the death of Lucy’s husband, Samuel, the family must have scattered like flies. We have found that only one of her sons stayed in Connecticut to raise his family. That was Henry A(riail) Dunham. He married and went to Oxford, Connecticut. One of Henrys’ children became the High Sheriff of New Haven County, Connecticut; another was one of the larger landowners in Seymour, Connecticut and was also in the real estate business. The rest of the children, as far as we now know, went to the following places. Roxanne Dunham married Elijah Ashley and died 10 years later in 1836. She is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Southington Connecticut, but nothing else is known about her. Diademia Dunham married George Everett who died a few years after their marriage and then she married George Wyllys Woodruff and raised his children. Her stepchildren’s descendents became the owners of Coca Cola. They are also in the banking, real estate, and owner of one of the larger construction companies in the Southeast. The navigation of the waterways from the Gulf of Mexico to Columbus, Georgia is also a direct result of the lobbying by the Woodruff family in Congress for this project to be initiated. Now one of the Lock and Dams on the river is named after the Woodruff family. Lucy Marie Dunham married Deacon Oliver Lewis and died during the birth of her first child on Apr 24, 1824. She is also buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Southington, Connecticut. Albert Dunham married Sylvia Cowles and fathered seven children. After his death on Curriluck County, North Carolina in 1845, his wife relocated to Faribault, Minnesota where the family prospered and became politically active and served in the Minnesota legislature and other positions of local government. They were also in the brick making business, making up to 300 thousand bricks a year. A daughter of Albert Dunham, Sylvia Jane Dunham, married George Stevens Woodruff. George Stevens Woodruff became a stonemason and also served in the Minnesota legislature in 1878. He either built some of the more architecturally distinct buildings in Faribault or furnished the stone for their construction. Two of these buildings were the court house in Faribault and the school for the deaf and blind. This building still stands and there are pictures of this structure in the archives of the Ariail library. He and his wife eventually retired and moved to Stockton, California to live their retirement years. They are buried in the Park View Cemetery in Stockton, California. Sally Dunham married William Augustus Seymour and they moved to Dubuque, Iowa. Their descendents scattered to the mid and northwest. Some becoming ranchers and truly pioneers in the settling of the west. They are scattered from Faribault, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wyoming (where one of the large ranches is still in operation by a member of Sally’s descendents), Arizona and Washington. A large number of the family eventually went to the State of Washington. Two of the large ranchers were: 1) Edward Beecher Chatfield, Jr. and his son Edward Bernard Chatfield and 2) Bruce Jennings Walker. The story of the father of Edward Beecher Chatfield Sr. is quite sad. He was living in Topeka, Kansas with his wife and five children. His youngest child, Florence Chatfield, became sick and died in 1901; his wife Dora Bushchar Chatfield died one year later leaving him with four young children. He was unable to provide for them because of his suffering with TB, so he contacted his sister Anna Augusta Chatfield Woods who lived about 5 miles west of Rapid City, South Dakota and asked her to help. She was the mother of 8 children and was almost unable to help him, however, arrangements were finally worked out and Edward Beecher Chatfield, Sr., sent his three young daughters by train to be with his sister for their care. He then hooked his team to the wagon, and with his son, made his way by wagon from either Topeka, Kansas or Dubuque, Iowa to Rapid City, South Dakota. The trip took him approximately 8 months. After arriving in Rapid City, South Dakota, he only lived for about 2 years. The drier air did not help his TB, it had advanced to such a stage that the progression was definite. He died in 1906, leaving his eldest child only a little less than 15 years of age. Edward Chatfield is buried with his sister at Mt. View Cemetery, Rapid City, South Dakota. Edward Beecher Chatfield, Jr., eventually became the owner of a large ranch near Sundance, Wyoming. His son, Edward Bernard Chatfield, after serving in WWII in the Philippines and Hawaii, returned home to become a partner in the ranching business run by his parents, his brother and sister-in-law. He loved sheep and in the 1950’s began raising registered Rambouillets. He built his flock into one of the best in the nation. His breeding stock was sold throughout the United States and even in South America. His wool brought the highest price in the nation several times during his lifetime. He died April 26, 1995 and his wife and family are still operating the ranch. The other large rancher was Bruce Jennings Walker. After graduating from Colorado State University, he joined his father in the Bear Butte Banking Business in Sturgis, South Dakota. He had a forty-year career in the banking business, serving in many capacities during this time. He was very active in all community affairs where he could contribute his time to his town and neighbors. In 1984, the citizens of Meade County voted him to served in the South Dakota State Senate. The thing that Bruce loved the most, though, was the time that he spent at his ranch near Union City, South Dakota. This love for ranching was nurtured by the time he had spent on his grandfather, William Hughes, ranch near Interior, South Dakota. William Smoot Hughes was the husband of Maude Julia Woods, who was the daughter of Anna Augusta Chatfield Woods who was mentioned in the bio above. Lucina Dunham, daughter of Lucy Ariail, married Deacon Morton Judd. They started the Judd Company which had large manufacturing facilities in Wallingford, Conn, Brooklyn, N.Y. and Chattanooga, Tenn. This family became the first millionaires of the Ariail family. The firm eventually, in the 1950’s, merged with Stanley Works. Now we come to the daughter of Lucy Ariail which is the subject of this sketch: Elizabeth Dunham. She married George Seymour and moved to Annapolis, Parke, Indiana. They were the parents of 5 children of which the eldest was named Elizabeth Ann Seymour. Elizabeth Ann Seymour, daughter of George and Elizabeth Dunham Seymour, was born Apr 7, 1828, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She was christened by Parson Field, the father of Cyrus W. Field. Elizabeth Seymour was the playmate of Mary Field, and was a student in the same school attended by Cyrus W. Field, who projected the Atlantic cable. The early surroundings of Elizabeth Seymour were those of wealth, even affluence for that period. She had many advantages both social and intellectual, and received a fine English education. She was both artist and poet, and painted pictures and wrote meritorious poetry. Her husband, Wilshire Coffin, to whom she was married in 1853, was a man of intellectual attainments who took an active interest and participation in the political life of Park County. Mrs. Coffin made a collection of many rare and valuable books, and was at one time librarian at Annapolis, where she had the opportunity to read the good books which constituted that collection; an opportunity which she improved. Mrs. Coffin was the subject of an article printed in a New York paper which resulted in a wide range of correspondence with people who wanted to know more about a personality so interesting and so charming. Just before her death, June 9, 1908, a representative of Collier’s Weekly interviewed her for personal reminiscences concerning her long and interesting life. Mrs. Coffin was a modest, entertaining and fascinating conversationalist, and could entertain one for hours with the observations and incidents of her own life, which were related without the slightest suggestion of egotism. Being a survivor of our pioneer period she had a fund of personal reminiscences. With the extensive and varied reading of her long life; her acquaintance with many of the characters prominent in local history; her accurate knowledge of events, she was able to contribute both to the entertainment of auditors and to the history of the epoch in which she lived. She was a lovable character and well deserves a place among the notable women of Parke County. Elizabeth was married to William Wilshire Coffin. The Coffin family was Quakers. They originally came from Europe to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. From there they eventually came to Guilford County, North Carolina. The father of William Coffin, who married Elizabeth Seymour, was Jethro Coffin. A short history of the Coffin family and their beliefs and travels is quoted below from a bio sketch of the Coffin family. Quote: COFFIN FAMILY – to Martha’s Vineyard, and from him this branch of the family descended. His wife died Feb. 4, 1718. Among other children they had a son, Samuel, who married Miriam Gardner in 1705. She was the daughter of Richard and Mary Gardner. Samuel died Feb. 22, 1704. His wife died Sept. 17, 1790. Among other children they had a son, William, born 1720. On Oct. 4, 1740 he married Priscilla Paddock, daughter of Nathaniel and Anne Paddock. In 1773 William and his family removed from Martha’s Vineyard, settling in Guilford County, North Carolina. He feared trouble with England, so he joined the migration southward to Guilford County, North Carolina, where new homes were built. And where, ere long, there was a thrifty and prosperous community of Quakers. William, being a Quaker, would not take up arms against the British, but among other assistances rendered the Colonists, gave his home to house wounded soldiers, where many were nursed back to health. William Coffin had the following children: 1. Deborrah, 1743, 2. Libui, 1745, 3. William, 1747---father of Elihu, 4. Samuel, 1749---father of Jethro, 1749---William, 1797, 5. Barnabus, 1751, 6, Matthew, 1754--- Alice Virginia’s ancestor, 7, Bethuel, 1756, 8. Abijah, 1760, 9, Levi, 1763 and 10. Priscilla 1763---Married Asa Hunt. William Coffin died in 1803. Samuel was the forth son of William Coffin (1720 – 1803) and his first wife, Mary Duane Carr, bore him the following children: 1.Deborrah, 1772---Married Seth Starbuck, 2. Priscilla, 1774, 3. Mary, 1776---Married Gideon Stevens, 4. John, 1778---Married Abigail Hobbs, 5. Samuel, 1781, 6. David, 1783, 7. Thomas, 1785---Married Meriam Worth Samuel and his second wife Mary Macy had: 1. Jethro, 1793---Addison Coffin’s father, 2. Lydia, 1795, 3. William, 1797---Who was Dr. William Coffin of Bugene, Miriam Coffin Tutts’ father.

Robert Addison Coffin, born 1818, died 1896. He had three sons: Clinton, Clarkson, and Humphrey David, better known as Sam --- who was born in 1854 and died in 1936. Humphrey David had three sons and three daughters: John Wilshire, born 1876; Effie Rosalie, born 1878, and Robert Forest, born 1892. The other three died in infancy. John W. Married Martha Ellen Swindle, and to this union two daughters were born: Lona May, (1897), and Leah Winona (1899). Robert F. had three children: Paul and two who died in infancy. Effie Rosalie had four children: Everett, Mary Josephine, Shirley Imogene, and one who died in infancy. Lona May Adams had five children: Joseph Edgar (1919), Charles Wilshire (1926), John Lowell (1931), Warren Dean (1934), and Martha Elizabeth (1938). Leah Winona Lewis had one daughter: Barbara Ellen, born 1931, died 1945. There are many interesting notes which can be made regarding the Coffin Family. Levi Coffin of the fifth generation tells of harrowing scenes they were forced to witness in North Carolina – the selling of children from heart-broken mothers; the cruel entrapment of slaves trying to escape, and the brutality which the slave chain encountered. These conditions, coupled with the difficulty of free labor competing with slave labor, impelled Matthew Coffin (1754), son of William (1720) with his children and grandchildren to join the covered wagon caravan and brave the long and dangerous journey over the Alleghenies, through the Cumberland Gap to their new homes near Salem, Ind. The Quaker element in North Carolina, for some reason regarded the freeing of the slaves their own mission, in the yearly meeting of Friends, they chartered a ship called the “Sally Ann” for the purpose of sending slaves to Haiti, where they would be free. The representative members of the Quakers in North Carolina then were the Coffins, the Worth’s and the Mendenhall’s. The Manumission Society of North Carolina sought to put an end to slavery. The Underground Railroad was the outgrowth of this society. It was a secret organization begotten in the ingenious brain of the Coffins by which slaves were sent to the northwest. Addison Coffin was the originator of it. The couple portrayed, as Penias and Rachel Halliday in Uncle Tom’s Cabin were Levi Coffin and his wife. Judith Coffin (Tristram’s grand-daughter), daughter of Steven Coffin, was Benjamin Franklin’s mother. Lucretia Coffin (whose line leads back to the Nantucket Coffins) in 1848, in conjunction with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, called the first Woman’s Rights Congress ever held. Elihu Coffin, Nephew of Samuel (1749), cousin of Jethro and Dr. William, was disowned in 1806 for marrying out of the Quaker faith. His wife was Jane Starbuck. Unquote. It makes one wonder if William Wilshire was also disowned when he married our family line, Elizabeth Ann Seymour.

The Leslie Family

As the years go by, we find more and more information about the family. At our Family Reunion in 2015, we were privileged to have in attendance one of our cousins who had never been to the Reunion before. She has also furnished us with her story which tells about the Leslie side of the family. As with the Ariail family spelling the name as such and some changing it to Arial, the Lesley Family was no different. At some point, one of the family members changed the spelling of the name. Let’s hear it in the own words of Sandra Leslie. The article has been edited to protect vitals. Quote.

My Story, My Lineage, by Sandra L. Leslie

My name is Sandra Lee Leslie and I was born to parents Randall Ariail Leslie, Sr. and Mary Evelyn Leonard Leslie in Asheville, NC. At the time of my birth, I had one brother, Randall Ariail Leslie, Jr. We were both born at Biltmore Hospital Asheville, NC. My sister Mary Ann Leslie (Mines) was born seven years later at Mission Hospital in Asheville. My father was born in Richmond Virginia at Stewart Hospital to Carita Randle and Louis Harvey Leslie. My mother was born in Asheville, NC to George Thomas Leonard, Sr. and Lois Nesmith Leonard. A brief history… Lesley is an old Scottish name that goes back as far as William the Conqueror. The Lesley’s were originally from Scotland being part of the Scotts settlers of the “Ulster Plantation” and settled in County Antrim Northern Ireland before arriving in America around the mid 1750’s. With their ship landed near Newcastle on the Delaware River, they briefly settled near Lancaster Pennsylvania before eventually moving on to settle in the Waxhaw’s of NC along with the Hutchinson family where they were friends with back in Ireland. Samuel Lessley/Lesley was the progenitor of the Lesley’s in America who married Sarah one of the four Hutchison sisters in County Antrim. The youngest sister, Elizabeth, married Andrew Jackson, Sr. and they became the parent of Andrew Jackson, Jr. who became the seventh President of The United States. Sarah was actually the midwife of young Andrew who was born across the field at another sister’s (McKemy) house in NC where they were temporary where staying as Andrew, Sr. had died before the baby Jackson was born. When Elizabeth & the baby where able to travel, they went back to their home in SC just across the line. My Paternal grandfather, Louis H. Leslie was born in Pickens County SC to Stephen Alexander Lesley and Sarah Jane Ariail. (Note the different spelling Lesley/Leslie. My Grandfather was born with his surname on his birth certificate as Lesley; however when he entered the US Army during World War I, the Army misspelled his name to ‘Leslie’. It proved too difficult to get it corrected. And, his lineage resulted in the different spelling. His name on his death certificate spelled his name as Leslie. His three brothers (Roy, Walter and Robert) and two sisters (Martha Sarah and Pearl) continued the spelling of the last name as Lesley as they were given at birth. He was married first to Daisy Munn, who died in childbirth, in 1918. He married for a 2nd time after he served in the US Army in France during WWI to Carita Randle of Sumter, SC in and they had two sons Louis Harvey, Jr. and Randall Ariail, Sr. In WWI Granddaddy served in the Ambulance Corp. and performed in the USO shows playing guitar & ukulele. Sarah Jane Airail was born August 7, 1856 Pickens County, SC to John Harvey Airail and Catherine Martha Craig who descended from John Nean Craig born March 10, 1761 in County Down, Ireland and died February 10, 1842 in Pickens County, SC. Sarah married Stephen Alexander Lesley December 21, 1881in Pickens County. Stephen was born to William Anderson and Sarah Higgins of Pickens County. Stephen was a Methodist Minister who was served in the SC Conference from 1892 until he retired to Lake Junnaluska in early 1920’s. He was the first Methodist Minster to retire at Lake Junnaluska, the Methodist Conference Center. A short biography is written about him in the ‘Twentieth Century Sketches of the South Carolina Conference, M. E. Church, South By Watson Boone Duncan which is the same book that shows biographies of Wm. H. H., Luke Ives and other Ariail ministers. Randall Ariail Leslie, Sr. was educated at Georgia Military Academy in Milton, Ga. He lived most of his earlier years with his grandfather Rev. Stephon Lesley at Lake Junnaluska as his father was a traveling salesman and grandmother would travel with granddaddy. After graduation from GMA, my dad served in the Merchant Marines and US. Army and was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. He was stationed in Japan with the 4th. When he got out of the service, he married my mother, Mary Leonard on August 25, 1948. They met through both sets of grandparents who were good friends and met at their church Central Methodist Church in Asheville. This is where they married. My father started college at Asheville Biltmore College, later becoming the University of North Carolina at Asheville in fall of 1947. He Majored in Math and became a football star for the college. His career was started with Leslie’s Esso & Fuel Oil, Inc. around 1952. He went on to start several other stations in the Asheville area one with Amoco and another Standard Oil station the first year Esso became Exxon. In about 1962 he went into the insurance business, Great Commonwealth Ins. Co., which transferred us to Charleston, WV for about a year. He then got a regional managers position that transferred us back to NC via Winston-Salem, NC. The family then moved back to Asheville in 1968 where he went into the engineering business with Ken-Tel Equipment Co., where they developed and manufactured the first piece of equipment to stitch telephone cable into the ground. They started out with the equipment attached to the back of a Willis Jeep later making other equipment pulled as a trailer. They first sold their equipment mostly to Telephone companies with AT&T being their major client. Today you see their results used by not only telecoms but other utilities that are used to stitch cable and fiber optics into the ground. The company was later sold after the CEO died in an airplane crash on a foggy mountain near Asheville. In about 1972 he was employed by Engineering Associates in sales. Daddy was a Mason and Shriner. He was in the Shrine motor core where they did maneuvers in all of the Shrine parades. They were invited to the inauguration parade in Washington DC for John F. Kennedy. He would drive the Shrine bus to pick up the crippled children at the Shriner’s Hospital in Greenville SC to take the children to the circuses. He was, also, very active in the Elks, Lions, and Rotary Clubs in Asheville. He died on June 3, 2009 and is buried at the NC State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, NC. In 1983, my parents divorced and daddy moved to Lexington SC employed by Union Camp. He later remarried but stayed very close with the three of us and my mom. My mother was a stay at home mom when we were small children and she was a wonderful mother always entertaining us by her love for each of her children. She was a den-leader for my brother’s Cub Scout troop, a Brownies and Girl Scout Leader for my scout troops. She was very active in PTA, our Church, Abernathy Methodist Church, Junior Woman Civic Club and various Bridge Clubs. She loved her bridge. She was an artist and her career began with her art in about 1957 as she designed the bags for a friends charcoal company, Carolina Charcoal, Inc. She used mountaineers for her designs which she first used in her high school’s annual being on the annual committee to come up with a new design for the Lee Edwards Mountaineers at that time. She was asked by the PTA to paint the game room at my elementary school where she painted the walls with Warner Brother’s figures like Yosemite Sam, Sylvester and Tweedy Pie, Bugs Bunny and other figures. It was so spectacular the local newspaper, The Asheville-Citizen Times, did an article on her and photos of the drawings were put in the story as well. Her art was always in her life. She later took art classes at UNC-A. She was always making thing and working with crafts. She got into doing needlepoint and mostly cross-stitch. She opened at cross-stitch shop, Cross-Stich Corner, in 1982. She and her business partner and good friend got invited to Copenhagen in 1983 by the world-renowned Danish cross stitch firm known as Haandarbejdets Fremme to the Danish Hand Craft Guild with Queen Margrethe of Denmark. By this time, she was also drawing cross-stitch design and began to have them published which resulted in her business Mary Leslie Designs, Inc. She did designs of most of the historic site in Asheville and various light houses of NC, Hilton Head, SC, and Jupiter FL She publish well over 100 books, pamphlets, single sheets and kits. Her most lucrative was to publication of the Biltmore House’s backside view on a fall day shown from the lagoon with reflections on the water. This resulted in an exclusive contract with the Biltmore Estate, Inc. She sold this design only to them and she had their trademark logo printed on her books. She also had other various businesses throughout her life like wedding catering and several beauty solons. She died January 5, 2008 and is buried at Lewis Memorial Cemetery in Asheville, NC.

Here is a brief history on my mother’s parents….My Grandfather Leonard was from Inman, SC and my Grandmother Leonard was from Nesmith, SC. The town is half way between Kingstree and Georgetown, SC and was named after her father as he had the grain and feed store and was post-master of this small town; just a cross road community that was close to the railroad that would make stops at Nesmith. My Nesmith family linage has great Scottish history. John Nesmith, who came to America from Peeblesshire, Scotland (35 miles south of Edinburgh where there still stands an ancestral castle of Sir Michael Naismith called Dawyck) as an indentured servant about 1687 through Monthmouth, NJ, later settling in Craven County of the Carolinas around 1718 as one of the first settlers in the back country on the Pee Dee river. My grandmother was educated at Winthrop College in Rock Hill SC and went on to be a grade school teacher. Later in life she ran one of the family businesses. Weaverville Milling Company and she built and ran a little store for the farm workers at their large peach farm and packing shed in Grambling, SC. She was very active in her church, various civic organizations and was an avid bridge player. She died December 1, 1996 and is buried along with my grandfather at Lewis Memorial Cemetery in Asheville. The Leonard’s originally came from Pootypool, Wales to Plymouth, Mass. Two brothers, James and Henry Leonard, and by marriage with other family members that arrived to America on the Mayflower. The brothers were sent to America by the King to start the first iron forgery in America around 1649 which was probably is due to the Leonard’s long history of the iron business and their good reputation and knowledge of the industry. They were in the iron business for centuries in Wales and England. James and Henry started Saugus Iron forgery in Tauten, MA (Rowley. MA). There has been a lot of history written about them and their descent as well as earlier ancestors that are related to Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII. Their early iron works with the original buildings are now a National Park…. Saugus National Park in Rowley. MA. I descended from Henry who took the iron works into NJ & PA. His descendants went on to settle in Rowan County, NC and later on to Spartanburg County, SC. My maternal grandfather grew up in Inman, SC. He was educated at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC and he received his Masters at Columbia University in NYC, NY. He was a football star in college and his passion for sports led him into coaching and education. He served in the US Navy. He met my grandmother through his sister who went to Winthrop at the same time she did. They later moved to Asheville to continue his career and to begin a family. This is where my mother and her brother, George Thomas Leonard, Jr. was born and grew up. (A little note about my uncle; he served in the 82nd Airborne in WWII where he got shot & wounded during the invasion of Normandy. His Company got trapping behind the enemy lines. The movie A Bridge Too Far was about their ordeal. He told the story that the only way they stayed alive was the Norman farmers allowed them to stay in their barns and would bring they raw turnips and potatoes to eat. When they were rescued, he was sent to a hospital in Belgium and when he was released from the hospital he went on to fight in the Battle of the Bulge.) My grandfather started out as coach and teacher at Asheville High School. He went on to become a principle of various elementary schools in Buncombe County School system and then became principal of David Millard Junior High School where he stayed for over 35 years until he retired in 1960. He died just a year later March 6, 1961. During the Years at David Millard, he was instrumental in starting a sports program with the two junior high schools in Asheville by combining them with Hall Fletcher to become Millard-Fletcher Sports. This mainly started when he observed a group of his students playing football in the sandlots behind the school. He wanted to help the boys as three brothers where from a very poor family. When he went to the superintendent, they said there was not enough money in the budget for such a program. By talking to his good friend who was the principal at Hall Fletcher, they came up with the plan and presented to the superintendent to combine the two schools which they agreed this could be done. Out of the three brothers, one was especially an outstanding football player. My grandfather took him under his wing and would take him every afternoon to the high school, Lee H. Edwards, where he played with the junior varsity team. This young man became a football star in high school where he was given a football scholarship to the University of NC at Chapel Hill. He also came in second place for the Heisman trophy for the years of 1948 & 1949. As the war broke out this young man went on to serve his country in the Navy and after his service he went on to UNC. He was a football star and was in the 1950 NFL draft chosen by the Washington Redskins. His name was Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice. He asked the college to allow his wife to use his scholarship while he used his G.I. Benefit and the university allowed this to be done. My grandfather was so proud of him and Charlie invited him to every game at UNC. He later wrote about this story in his autobiography “All Aboard” by Bob Terrell. He also owned a very large peach business that was started by his father in Grambling, SC. The farm consisted of five farms of well over 1900 acres peach orchards and a packing shed call Leonard’s Farms. Once school was out for the summer, he would head to SC for the summer to run the peach business. He and his father along with other peach farmers in the area where instrumental in starting the SC Peach Growers Association and where the charter members. During the war time of 1944-1948, he also owned the Weaverville Milling Company as I stated before. This was an old grist mill that one of Asheville’s first grist mills. It was located on Reem’s Creek at a beautiful waterfall. They later sold the mill to two sisters that move the equipment to another mill up Reem’s Creek. The old mill was sitting vacant later was set on fire by vandals. The old wheel still stands by the creek. It was so sad to lose such a historic and beautiful old building. The mill where the equipment was moved still stands was converts to a unique restaurant and it is now called the Weaverville Milling Co. Restaurant with my grandparent’s mill equipment on display.

Now about me, my brother, Randy and my sister, Ann. Randall Ariail Leslie, Jr. was educated mostly in Asheville NC, but as I stated before we moved from WV back to NC via Winston- Salem, NC. So he and I graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School. My sister was in the third grade when they moved back to Asheville and she completed her schooling by graduating from Enka High School. Both my brother and sister continued their education and graduate from UNC-Asheville. I stayed in WS for about a year after my family moved back to Asheville as I had just got a job with Sothern Bell Telephone Co. a month before. It was when I decided to go to college that I moved back to Asheville to go to Montreat-Anderson College (now Montreat College). After graduation from UNC-A my brother moved to the Tampa FL area to continue his education in marine biology at the University of South FL. While there he taught scuba diving and worked as a nurse in a mental Hospital. He also spent time getting his pilot’s license and his career took a turn to the aviation business in 1974. He started out flying for a small company in St. Petersburg and then moved on to a more lucrative company on the east coast of FL moving to Stuart, FL in 1975. He started out working at St. Lucie’s Skyway where he was flying larger prop planes like King Air. He was flying mostly for horse breeders. He was very well liked and the owner of this company also owned Biz-Jet in West Palm Beach and sent Randy to work as Operations Manager at Palm Beach Airport. The also taught Randy to fly small business jets for free. When he was certified for jets he started flying some of the rich people who lived on Palm Beach that purchased the jets and leased them back to Biz-Jet to help fray the expensive cost. He flew the Kennedys, Burt Reynolds & Lonnie Anderson, Kirk Douglas when he was doing advertising for Sperry, Jack Nicholas when he won the Masters in 1975, plus many more famous people. But, his most famous person he flew was Jimmy Buffett. It was about 1988 or 1989 when Jimmy called his office to fly him mostly around Florida when he started climbing up the ladder into super stardom, when the Margaretville Restaurants and stores where taking off and when he started his recording studio in Key West. They became great friends. My brother could pass as a Jimmy Buffett look alike and did in one photo of Jimmy’s calendars; it was a side over his left shoulder view of him flying the seaplane over water. Randy started flying him other places like NY, Nashville, and many place in the Caribbean. Jimmy kept asking my brother to come fly him and be on his payroll. My brother kept saying he was very happy with what he was doing. About a year later Randy bought into the business and became half owner of Biz-Jet when his boss died tragically in a boating accident. He and Jimmy stayed in touch and Jimmy would always call him over the radio when in the Palm Beach area. In 1994 Buffett crashed his seaplane in the waters off Nantucket sound and with the insurance money he decided to buy a Citation jet. He told my brother if he taught him to fly jets he would teach my brother how to fly seaplanes. By October, Jimmy convinced my brother to come over to his payroll so he sold out his share of Biz-Jet. And, he started his adventurous career with Jimmy Buffett. His first real adventure with Jimmy, and there were many more, was the episode in Jamaica (Jamaica Mistaica Incident) when the Jamaican government started shooting at the seaplane mistaking it for a drug runner --- Which it wasn’t. The Jamaican government had to apologize to the US Government so it would not become an international incident according to CNN. My brother was the only one on board when the plane was hit by bullets as he was heading out to Montego Bay to refuel while Jimmy and his entourage where safely on shore in Negril to feast on chicken wings and spirits. They were there to film the best 10 bars in the Caribbean with U2’s Bono and other band members. Randy flew Jimmy full time from 1994 to 2006. By 2006 he found himself gone most of the time with Jimmy doing 3 sessions of concerts, 3-4 month away from home, and he was flying the executives for Outback who managed the Margarita Restaurants, Seagram who was doing the spirits, flying stars like Alan Jackson, Clint Black and other Nashville stars recording with Jimmy. He made the decision he needed to be home more with his family and retired from Jimmy’s organization at the end of 2006. In the first part of 2007, he started his own flight service which would be less time away from home. He was doing some overnight trips for only a night or two and not months away from his family. On December 4, 2007, he came home from a two night trip complaining of nausea and headaches. He was stubborn and refused to go to the ER. The next day he collapsed with a massive brain hemphorage. He died on December 6 on the operating table after 6 hours of surgery. He is survived by his wife Terri, son Randall Airail Leslie, III, a step-son Justin and step-daughter Heather. He is at rest in the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic. He was an avid fisherman. Ann Leslie Mines continued her education after graduation from UNC-Asheville by getting her Master’s Degree from Appalachian State University in education and psychology. Her career was in counseling and mostly working with children through Professional Parenting in Asheville, NC. In 2004 she was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive breast cancer (Inflammatory Breast Cancer) and sadly, eight months later she passed away on March 30th 2005. She was a single mother survived by four children Ashley, Laurel, Matthew and Sarah. She is buried in the Leslie plot at Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, NC. She was married to James Robert Mines May 1980 and they divorced in 1992. They had four children, a daughter being a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a son in the US Navy Seabees 8 years, 2 deployments to Iraq. Now is a Navy Recruiter for Special Opts. Just promoted to 1st Class Petty Officer.) And finally a few words about me --- Sandra Lee Leslie. As I stated above we lived in Winston Salem, NC when me and Randy graduated from R. J. Reynolds HS in 1968. I stayed in Winston –Salem until August of 1969 when I started college at Montreat. I graduated in 1971. I worked at Grove Park Inn while in college as it was only opened at that time from early April until late October. In 1973 I went back to work at Southern Bell in Asheville. I attended AB Tech until I had to transfer to Charlotte, NC to continue working for SB. It was a great move as Southern Bell would pay for my education. I went on to further my education at Central-Piedmont Community College and graduated in 1994 with a degree of Electronical Engineering. I had very interesting jobs during my career at Southern Bell/Bellsouth/AT&T. My last job was the most interesting as an electronics technician where I programed the software in switches for five states; NC, SC, GA, TN & KY. I also programed the 911-switches in NC and KY. I retired from AT&T in August of 2009 after my dad died. I live in Davidson, NC on Lake Norman. I have really had a great time in my retirement years doing the things I love. I have one dependent --- my Precious Kitty Kat. So now, I get to bond a lot with Kitty Kat, enjoy lake time, play golf occasionally, travel and spend more time researching my genealogy. Unquote.

The next biographical data on a member of our family is most intreaging and interesting. This is about two girls who were first cousins and from South Carolina. They are descendants from the family line of Climelia Abigail Ariail and are 3rd cousins, 1 time removed, of the family historian, James W. Patterson. These girls made their way in the world and left a legacy, that would leave the average person such as myself, hard to attain or comprehend. The first set of biographical data pertains to Carroll McDaniel and two of her husbands, Milton J. Petrie and Alphonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Marques de Portago. The next set of biographical data will pertain to her 1st cousin, Jane Hurt Yarn, whose descendants have actually visited with us at one of our reunions. Without further to say, let’s look at what has been written about them. You will also find pictures of them under the Ariail Family Photo’s section of the family web site.

The following bio on Alphonso has been translated into English by the Google translator and does not in all cases read as perfect English should. The following is about the 1st husband of Carroll McDaniel.

English-born terrified, died in Italy and buried in France, Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca and Leighton (1928 - 1957) better known as the Marquis of Po rtag or was a Spanish aristocrat, scion of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca explorer and discoverer of Florida in the sixteenth century. Somehow, the life of Alfonso de Portago, also known as Fon , is the product of a number of concerns coupled with lots of free time and money. A life of so-called "movie" movie probably unsuccessful, probably because excess comply with the most classic film royalties. Countless scenes of high risk comedy that borders on the absurd, many beautiful women, luxury, money and a tragic end. Fon portrait of what makes up a black leather jacket, an aspect carefully unkempt, his hair too long for the time, often unshaven and a cigarette on his lips, tall, handsome, wealthy, dominating languages ??... and we are the mid-50s, just the time when James Dean reaches its peak. His image is not lost in the most exclusive clubs and restaurants in Madrid, Paris, London or New York, becoming a media phenomenon. Rebel, wild, passionate, impulsive and foolhardy fed on adrenaline character piloted a small plane, flying over the Thames, passing under London Bridge to win the $ 500 that was wagered. " Although he lived 100 years would not have time to do all the things I want to do . " In the early 50 began to excel at specializing in the steeplechase horse racing, being the best amateur jockey in France between 1950 and 1952, and managing to be the first Spanish who participated in the legendary Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool, although not neither he managed to finish both races that disputed. Shortly after leaving Fon raises horses due to weight problems and the difficulty to meet the strict diets to be followed every day. " There are many ways to lose weight, but ... I'm married . " It was elegant and unique presence of Fon what attracted the attention of his future wife, Carroll McDaniel, in the luxurious restaurant Maxim's in Paris, when he entered and walked past his table. Fon moments later turned to her and said: " I will marry you . " The couple had two children, Andrea and Antonio. Portago used to go skiing in Saint Moritz, in Switzerland, where there are facilities for bobsleigh and skeleton that will not go unnoticed to launch a new project that could be described as absurd, something like riding a team of beach volleyball Greenland. Why not convince two cousins ??and two friends and organize the Spanish national bobsleigh team ?. So, Fon buy a pair of slippers, and schedule a week of training in Switzerland, where they were all kinds of jokes and laughter from the other participants target due to the constant falls and blows suffered by members of the unique Spanish team . To everyone's surprise, he manages to participate in the Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in 1956, obtaining an even more surprising fourth place in the category of bobsleigh two. Spain has never returned to participate in this Olympic discipline. Portago was tremendously popular, and not only for his sporting side. Fon was an attractive, young and rich man, despite being married his usual presence at parties that organized the ton. They were countless women, who were crazy about him, and even had a child outside his marriage with supermodel of the time: Dorian Leigh. His first contact with the world of motor racing came from the hand of one of his best friends; the pilot Nano Da Silva, which influenced him decisively. And for car racing it was not necessary to satisfy any diet. Fon it is true that at first did not even know how to shift gears in racing cars, but soon learned, and between 1954 and 1957 toured with his friend Nano worldwide, participating in countless different races automotive categories: Sport, Grand Touring and Formula 1. The roar of the engines, many girls and unparalleled glamor must be extremely tempting for the young aristocrat. It is the golden age of motor racing, the times of the gentlemen drivers . It is true that the beginnings were hard and complicated. Impulsive and reckless nature of Fon made him driving mistakes and track outputs and accidents were numerous. Still, it did not take long to earn the respect of the other drivers; Figures from the likes of Fangio, Stirling Moss and Peter Collins. In 1957, Portago led the race organized by the Batista regime in Cuba with his Ferrari Monza ahead of the # 12 Maserati Fangio himself. At the last moment the accelerator problem relegated him to third place. However Fangio recognized him as the moral winner of the race and said Portago had the potential to be crowned world champion in the future. Havana, Caracas, Buenos Aires, Sweden, France, Mexico, Nassau ... Fon started buying their own cars, driving Maseratis, a Osca, but most Ferraris. He won 6 races of Sport in Gran Turismo 3, won the Tour de France ahead of Stirling Moss, and ran in five Grand Prix Formula 1 finished second in one. His talent and personal style, with his aristocratic status and increasing media popularity did not go unnoticed at " il Commendatore "Enzo Ferrari, who offered him the post of official pilot of the prestigious and legendary brand in 1956. Skilled, extremely fast and risky, accidents occurred in this new stage, earning a reputation for crazy driver in those years that were defined by their dangerousness. Racing cars and approached the 300 km / h, and the safety equipment was minimal, so a handful of pilots died. Portago said " The pilot usually die on Sunday afternoon "(which is generally when the races are held). The Mille Miglia was probably the most prestigious race on the calendar. No less than 1600 km. by the Italian roads leading from the north to Rome. The layout adapted to power any vehicle that the test did not prove pleasing to the pilots. Portago debut in the Mille Miglia in 1957, pressured by Enzo Ferrari himself. In a letter sent four days before, Fon confesses to a friend who has been forced to participate. And so Portago again the main focus of attention performing in Italy with his latest conquest, actress Linda Christian. This affects their relationship and marriage deteriorated, Carroll and his wife moved to New York. Ma 12 I 1957 the Ferrari No. 531 out of Brescia with driving Fon and his friend Edmund Nelson as copilot. Despite not knowing the route, Portago remains among the top four during the tour, something unusual in a pilot test debuts in so complicated. The race arrives in Rome, and in the crowd, Fon Linda greets its path. At that time Portago violently stopped the car, and when Linda came to her, hugged her, kissed her as she said in her ear. Moments later the car returned to the competition, Linda goes back goodbye to him in a scene worthy of any romantic movie. The loss of time that all this meant was important, but Portago, knowing your audience, perhaps made ??this gesture to the gallery. Or maybe a sixth sense that would have indicated that last kiss was too precious to despise. About 2 hours of the end of the test, the last stop will be in Bologna. Ferrari mechanics quickly review the condition of the car, noting the bar holding the left front wheel, which is broken and causes the tire rubbing against the chassis. They had covered more than three quarters of the race, gone were the menacing mountains, and the goal was a few kilometers. The tire hold. Always they put up with. So Fon took his place behind the wheel, the exhaust thundered and No. 531 Ferrari jumped back to the road at full speed. At the height of Cremona and he ranked third, and soon after crossed Mantua like lightning. The gray walls of Guidizzollo announce the last 50 kilometers Portago never toured. " If you died tomorrow why he had stopped living 28 wonderful years , "he had declared in an interview a few days before. It all ends very quickly, about 250 km / h, on a Sunday at 4 pm, the day and the time that pilots die. A tragic end which finishes with Fon, at 28 years old, his co-driver Edmund and 10 spectators. He never again held the Mille Miglia . This film romances, luxury and speed remains almost hidden, and its success is conditioned by a tragic end not only drags his protagonist, but other innocent. With a daring athlete Portago, a rebel, someone who never had quite different, a symbol leaves. A lifetime stepping on the accelerator. Jean Behra, French pilot who would die in a race also stated that " Only those who live safely remain inactive but is that perhaps are not dead? "

Wikipedia article about Alfonso.

Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca and Leighton , XI Marquis de Portago , XIII Count of Mejorada and Great of Spain , better known by his title of Marquis de Portago , also as Alfonso de Portago or by his nickname Fon de Portago (born on October 11 of 1928 in London - died on May 12 of 1957 in Guidizzolo province of Mantova , Italy , disputing the Mille Miglia ), was a pilot Spanish of Formula 1 . He participated in five major awards, always in the team Ferrari , debuting on July 1st of 1956 in France , and achieved a total of 4 points in the championship, being 2nd in the Grand Prix of the United Kingdom in 1956 (it is next to Fernando Alonso and Pedro de la Rosa one of the three Spaniards who have achieved a podium) and 5th in the Grand Prix of Argentina in 1957 . He competed in the Carrera Panamericana in 1953 with Luigi Chinetti . Cabeza de Vaca was an old family of the Spanish nobility whose most prominent member was the conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca , who discovered Florida . Alfonso was the grandson of Vicente Cabeza de Vaca and Fernandez de Cordoba , IX Marquis de Portago, Minister of Education and Mayor of Madrid . His father, Antonio Cabeza de Vaca and Carvajal, X Marquis de Portago was clearly the model for Alfonso. He was a personal friend of King Alfonso XIII, being godfather of his son and by that bore his name, war hero, sportsman and occasional film actor. He fought in the Spanish Civil War in the national side and once went to swim to an underwater Republican side with a homemade bomb that did go under. He died in 1941, when Alfonso de Portago was 12, while a cold shower after play was given pole . His marriage to Olga Leighton American born Maria de la Soledad and Alfonso, who though born in London retained their Spanish nationality. No need to work, the young Alfonso found in sport and risk confrontation meaning to his life. Among others he practiced tennis , the golf , the polo and the bobsleigh , sport that participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics , with his cousin Vicente Sartorius 1 2 plus also practiced aviation . He secretly flew a small plane flew over the Thames and passed under London Bridge. That earned $ 500 that he had wagered. It also had a passion for horse racing. In three seasons over a hundred victories was, standing out as the best jockey amateur. It was one of his American friends, Edmund Nelson , who introduced him to the automotive world since, in 1953, trying to organize racing midgets in France. After this experience, Portago met Luigi Chinetti , importer of Ferrari in USA, during the Salon New York , who proposed compete with the Carrera Panamericana to which he agreed. With a Ferrari Sport 3 liters enroll in January 1954 in the 1000 km of Buenos Aires . Portago then realized they could not drive such cars as his partner Harry Shell would lead most of the time and finished second. Accepting your own limitations sold Ferrari and bought a Maserati 2 liters, with learning the rudiments of piloting. Progresses rapidly, takes his first GP wins in Metz and then at the Nassau Speed ??Week on a new Ferrari. Between these two victories, has its first accident in Nurburgring , his Osca dumps and in 1955, breaks a leg in Silverstone , driving a Ferrari in Formula 1 . Far from demoralized their accidents only serve to increase their motivation. But when applying for an official steering wheel Ferrari, the Commendatore ( Enzo Ferrari ) sends in response a photo of his accident in Nurburgring , but Portago in 1956 invite to join Fangio , Peter Collins , Eugenio Castellotti and Luigi Musso within the official team. Thus GP debut in finishing second in Britain with Collins. But it is especially in racing Sport in accumulating places of honor, his season was crowned by a second place in Caracas at the wheel of Fangio and a victory in the Tour Auto in front of Stirling Moss. In three years, the rich amateur had reached the family of the great drivers. Speaking several languages, he was accepted without difficulty, as long as not to make bad use of their noble origins. Portago was a free spirit and nonconformist reflected in a carefully careless appearance and a slightly faded elegance. Hair too long for the time, often unshaven, a cigarette between his lips, Fon had a unique style and your driving lived up to its image: a little brutal and spectacular, tall, handsome did not lack admirers although it was lovely married to an American. His most famous achievement was the actress Linda Christian . It was with him in Cuba , in early 1957 , where Portazgo delivered one of his finest races. The wheel of his Ferrari Monza , quickly took the lead ahead of Fangio (about Maserati 300 S). And that day, the Argentine champion could do nothing against the Spanish marquis who thrilled the audience. It was necessary for a power problem Fon forced to pit stop too long to Fangio won. On the podium, the latter went to his valiant adversary saying: "Here is the real winner of the race." Portago had earned the respect of the greatest and that is when the champion confirms that it will present at the output of the 1000 miles, proof that he did not see anything and where Ferrari had forced him to participate in a telegram sent May 8 says " At Ferrari I'm forced to run the Mille Miglia , first they said they had to do with Gran Turismo but after my first round of training I was told to do so in 3800 sport and today I have announced that Taruffi and I have the new 4000 cc, that shit but I'm not going in tourism plan, even Gran Turismo " . He often had shown contempt for danger, began to think: "I want to be world champion, but whatever happens, I'll run to 35 years. There are many other things I like to do and even came to be a hundred years would merely one-fifth. " In his honor one of the curves named Jarama Circuit , which required great skill and courage on the part of the pilots. After remodeling the circuit a few years ago, this curve is now in the nominated area 'horse racing', which is a curious coincidence if we consider that the great passions in the life of the Marquis de Portago were horses and the races. Portago fathered a child out of wedlock with supermodel Dorian Leigh shortly before his fatal accident. Two decades later, the young drug addict, life by jumping through a window would be removed. On 12 May 1957 the XXIV edition of the Mille Miglia was ending that would have occurred without the slightest mishap. Alfonso de Portago was driving his Ferrari 335 S (Mille Miglia) without apparent problems. It was ranked third or fourth -the chronicles of the time not clear position with accuracy-and it seemed that would reach its resounding success in competition. At the finish test a tremendous euphoria reigned. Everything was favorable: the weather, the development of the race, the presumed victory of a Ferrari . Missing very little time for a historic day will live on the 30th anniversary of the Mille Miglia. But suddenly the situation changed. From Guidizzolo , 40 km from the finish, began arriving shocking news. The Ferrari number 531 had suffered an accident. Soon the gravity of what happened became known. Launched more than 240 km / h, the Ferrari driven by Alfonso de Portago blew the left front tire after hitting a rock and, after several jolts and breathtaking twists from side to side of the road, fell over the audience filled ditches. The car was completely disintegrated and the Marquis de Portago, with only 28, and his American co-pilot and friend, the journalist Edmund Nelson, died on the spot, like 10 viewers, many of them children. The number of casualties was very high. There are many theories to explain wielded the terrible event. Some felt that the tire was damaged by touching a sidewalk in the streets of Mantova , but for most it happened because the Spanish pilot did not respond to the warnings that had been expressed about its mechanical fatigue symptoms they observed in the wheel holder the Ferrari . In fact, other cars had suffered under the same accidents as a result. However, Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca went on paying a deaf ear to these warnings. It was a trait most of its reckless personality. The great catastrophe that triggered the accident, and the harsh reaction of the sports press of the time, especially the Italian, made the government's decision to ban the celebration of the race in the future. Other driver being the victim, perhaps it has saved the test, but his fame was too big and his death had such a huge impact that dragged him to the race cars rated as the world's premier road.

The next bio is about Milton J. Petrie, the 4th husband of Carroll McDaniel.

Milton J. Petrie, the retailer and philanthropist who gave to charities, arts institutions and people he read about in the newspaper, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 92. Mr. Petrie, who had been ill most of this year, died of lung and kidney problems, his wife, Carroll, said. One of the country's wealthiest men, with a fortune estimated at $940 million by Forbes magazine, Mr. Petrie became known as one of its most generous, using his millions to ease the burdens of everyday people in distress as well as for more traditional causes like cancer cures, the arts, and religious and educational institutions. "He gave to a lot of organized charities," said Joseph H. Flom, a corporate lawyer in New York who was a friend of Mr. Petrie. "That's easy. But there are literally hundreds of people, just regular people, that he takes care of and has taken care of for years." When Officer Anthony J. Venditti of the New York City Police Department was killed by mobsters in 1986, Mr. Petrie sent Mrs. Venditti a check for $20,000, set up a $100,000 trust fund to pay for the education of the three Venditti children and paid off the family's mortgage. He did much the same in 1984 for the Kienast family of Liberty Corner, N.J., after William Kienast, the father of quintuplets and two other children, took his own life. Mr. Petrie helped countless other families and individuals whose plight he learned of while reading The New York Post. He was also a generous donor to Beth Israel Medical Center and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and in 1987, he and Carroll Petrie, his fourth wife, gave $10 million to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Garden. In 1992, Mayor David N. Dinkins declared June 12 Milton Petrie Day in New York City to honor Mr. Petrie's many philanthropic acts. While his friends from the financial world usually met Mr. Petrie during business deals, they got to know him over the card table at the Regency Whist Club on East 67th Street in Manhattan. There, Mr. Petrie whiled away hours playing bridge with luminaries like Alan C. Greenberg, the chairman of Bear, Stearns & Company; Laurence A. Tisch, the chairman and chief executive of the Loews Corporation and CBS Inc.; A. Alfred Taubman, the shopping center magnate, and Jack Dreyfus, the founder of the Dreyfus Corporation. The son of immigrants from Russia, Milton Petrie was born on Aug. 5, 1902, in Salt Lake City, where his parents had opened a pawn shop. The family later moved to Indiana, and Mr. Petrie dreamed of becoming a baseball player. Instead, he built a fortune from a retailing business that he built over several decades starting in the 1920's, as well as from investments he made for himself and for the Petrie Stores Corporation. Mr. Petrie's first attempt to accumulate a fortune failed when a chain of hosiery stores he founded in 1927 with his winnings from a craps game went bankrupt. But he paid his creditors in full, a fact that he liked to mention in interviews and that apparently stood him in good stead with banks and other financial institutions whose help he needed when he began putting together his retailing empire. His company's stores, which operate under a variety of different names, like Marianne, Stuarts, Rave and G& G, catered to budget-conscious women with inexpensive clothing and accessories. As shopping malls became fixtures of the American landscape, Petrie Stores began to acquire regional specialty store chains, establishing a strong national presence. Mr. Petrie was able to obtain low rents from mall operators, which, coupled with a no-advertising policy and his no-frills store decor, helped the company keep prices low. It also perfected a method of testing new merchandise by buying small quantities and watching sales in a few stores. If sales took off, it would reorder for all its stores, using its size to extract better prices from its vendors. That practice of testing merchandise in a few locations is now used by the Limited Inc. and several other specialty store retailers. But retailing changed. Competition became more intense, shopping shifted away from regional malls and customers began putting a premium on service, which was never a Petrie Stores strength. In the mid-80's, Wall Street urged Mr. Petrie to bring in new management to help the company adapt to the changes that were sweeping the industry, but he never loosed his grip on the business, continuing to run it with the help of trusted lieutenants. While the company's business floundered, its shares continued to attract investors because of a shrewd investment Mr. Petrie made. In 1978, he began accumulating shares of a little-known toy retailer, Toys "R" Us, whose stock traded for what amounted to pennies. Today, Petrie Stores owns 14.1 percent of Toys "R" Us, which today is worth about $1.5 billion. Petrie Stores itself is in the process of liquidating by selling its 1,674 stores to an investor group and distributing its Toys "R" Us shares to its shareholders, most of whom will reap a hefty profit. Mr. Petrie's death is not expected to alter those plans. In addition to his wife, Mr. Petrie is survived by three children, a son, Bernard, of San Francisco, and two daughters, Marianne Miller of Greenwich, Conn., and Patricia Hugenberg of Belvedere, Calif.; his first wife, Yetta, and two grandchildren. Services are to be held today at 11 A.M. at Temple Emanuel in New York City.

The last bio about Carroll McDaniel is also very interesting. You will find picture of her in the Ariail Family Photo section of the Web Site and also pictures of the inside of the home in which she lived in Manhattan, New York.

Mrs. Carroll Petrie, a major supporter of cultural, educational, and medical institutions, passed away peacefully in her Manhattan home on Thursday, January 22, at the age of 90. The personification of elegance, Carroll was also a force of nature who made a significant impact on the lives of many in New York City and across the country. Carroll was born in Greenville, South Carolina, to Helen Brown and William Carroll McDaniel. After attending Converse College she moved to New York City, where she worked as a model. She lived in Paris with her first husband, Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Marqués de Portago during the 1950s, until his death in 1957. She spent the rest of her days in New York, apart from a few years living abroad in Hong Kong and Europe. In 1978, Carroll married New York businessman and philanthropist Milton Petrie, and joined him in his tireless support of many of the city's important institutions. Among the ones closest to their heart were New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Museum of Modern Art, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which opened the Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court in 1990. Carroll continued supporting these and other organizations after Milton's death in 1994. She had a lifelong love of animals, and through the ASPCA, established the Carroll Petrie Foundation Dog Rescue Project. She also devoted much of her energies to Converse College, whose nationally acclaimed music school is now known as The Carroll McDaniel Petrie School of Music. Another of her passions was the Parrish Art Museum, where she established the Carroll Petrie Foundation Wing. Carroll also served on the boards of several medical and cultural institutions including New York- Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Parrish Art Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Carroll was a member of the Board of the Central Park Conservancy and was The United Nations Association's National U.N. Day Chairperson for three years in the mid-1990s. The Museum of Modern Art recognized her as an Honorary Trustee in 1995, and named the fifth floor café in honor of her and Milton. Carroll received honors from many organizations including The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross, The American Cancer Society, Henry Street Settlement, and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She was honored in Israel in 1998 with the Israel 50th Anniversary Tribute Award. She held an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from New York Institute of Technology and an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Long Island University. In 1987, the King of Spain bestowed Mrs. Petrie with the highest honor awarded to foreigners, the Medal of Honor of the Order of Isabel La Católica. Mrs. Carroll Petrie is survived by her granddaughters Theodora Portago, Marquesa de Portago and Carolina Portago; and her nieces Camille Manning and Carroll Wilson. She was predeceased by her son Anthony Portago, Marqués de Portago. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to ASPCA, Attn: Gift Processing Center, In Memory of Mrs. Carroll Petrie, 424 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128 or Converse College, Attn: Petrie School of Music, In Memory of Mrs. Carroll Petrie, 580 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home at Madison Avenue and 81st Street, and a funeral will be held for family and close friends on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 10:00 am at The Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer at Lexington Avenue and 66th Street.

Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. She was 90. Mrs. Petrie was married to her late husband, Milton Petrie, for 17 years. Together, they established the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, which supported educational and cultural institutions. She later founded the Carroll Petrie Foundation. Mrs. Petrie was born and raised in Greenville, S.C., the daughter of Helen Brown and William Carroll McDaniel. After attending Converse College, she moved to New York City. Working as a model, Mrs. Petrie traveled to Europe to meet such designers as Christian Dior, who years later designed her wedding gown for her marriage to her children’s father, iconic sportsman Alfonso Portago, Marques de Portago. They lived in Paris for most of the 1950s until his death in 1957. Mrs. Petrie was a supporter of the ASPCA and sent $100,000 to the president of the organization to rescue a dog she witnessed stranded on a house roof during Hurricane Katrina. In July 2012, Mrs. Petrie launched the Carroll Petrie Foundation Dog Rescue Project, a $1 million initiative administered through the ASPCA. Mrs. Petrie also devoted time to Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C., where The Carroll McDaniel Petrie School of Music became a Juilliard-approved school. In 2012, the Parrish Art Museum in New York named the Carroll Petrie Foundation Wing to honor her support. Mrs. Petrie was a member of the board of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital from 1986 to 1997 and a life trustee since 1998. The hospital received a grant in 2007 from the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation to develop an after-school health-care learning program for disadvantaged youth. In 2013, the foundation made a donation to The Sjo¨gren’s Syndrome Foundation to establish The Carroll Petrie Foundation Sjo¨gren’s Awareness Ambassador Program. Mrs. Petrie also served on the boards of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Parrish Art Museum,The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. The Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court was opened in 1990 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Museum of Modern Art appointed Mrs. Petrie to the Chairman’s Council and Committee on Special Programming and Events, recognized her as an honorary trustee in 1995, and named a cafe´ in honor of her and Mr. Petrie. She also served on the Gracie Mansion Conservancy and Sotheby’s International advisory boards. She was appointed to the board of the Central Park Conservancy and was The United Nations Association’s National U.N. Day Chairperson for three years. Mrs. Petrie holds honorary doctorates from the New York Institute of Technology and from Long Island University. In 1987, Spain bestowed Mrs. Petrie with the Medal of Honor of the Order of Isabel La Catolica. Mrs. Petrie is survived by her daughter Andrea Portago; granddaughters Theodora Portago, Marquesa de Portago Carolina Portago and Antonia Portago; and nieces Camille Manning and Carroll Wilson. She was predeceased by her son Anthony Portago, Marques de Portago. Memorial donations may be sent to ASPCA, Attn: Gift Processing Center, 424 East 92nd St., New York, NY 10128 or Converse College, Attn: Petrie School of Music, 580 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29302. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home at Madison Avenue and 81st Street, and a funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday for family and close friends at The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer at Lexington Avenue and 66th Street.

Carroll Petrie, a prominent socialite and philanthropist who gave hundreds of millions of dollars to museums, hospitals and charities, continuing the largess of her husband, the retailing mogul Milton Petrie, after his death in 1994, died on Jan. 22 at her home in Manhattan. She was 90. Her death was confirmed by Jay Goldberg, the executor of her will and president of the Carroll Petrie Foundation. After Milton and Carroll Petrie were married in 1978, they gave away large portions of his fortune, which Forbes magazine estimated at nearly $1 billion at his death. They gave to the Museum of Modern Art, where a cafe on the fifth floor is named after them, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which opened the Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court in 1990. Other major beneficiaries included NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Parrish Art Museum on the East End of Long Island. Mrs. Petrie cut an elegant figure at galas, draped in gowns by Chanel, Valentino and Scaasi, and regularly appeared in society columns alongside boldface names like Barbara Walters, Oscar de la Renta, Michael R. Bloomberg and Michael Douglas. After her husband’s death she was a trustee of the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, which was endowed with more than $300 million for various charitable endeavors. The New York Times reported in 1994 that she also inherited a $150 million trust fund, “$5 million in cash, two homes, including a Fifth Avenue apartment, planes, cars, jewels, art and antiques — the requisite paraphernalia for life at the high end.” Carroll McDaniel was born on Jan. 25, 1924, in Greenville, S.C. She moved to New York and became a model in the mid-1940s after attending Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C., for two years. She later financed the Petrie School of Music there. Some years later she married Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, who was a racecar driver and the Marquis of Portago in Spain. They lived in Paris until he died in a crash during a race in 1957. She had two other marriages, both ending in divorce, before marrying Mr. Petrie, the owner of Petrie Stores. Mrs. Petrie also had a home in Palm Beach, Fla. Her survivors include a daughter, Andrea Portago, and three grandchildren. Mrs. Petrie’s foundation, along with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, created the Dog Rescue Project in 2012. The project used $1 million to move dogs from overcrowded shelters to more spacious ones.

There’s drama brewing over the will of the New York philanthropist and socialite Carroll Petrie, who died in late January, leaving an estate valued at over $100 million. Carroll, wife of late retailer Milton Petrie, who died in 1994, left $12.5 million in her will to her daughter Andrea Portago — but under an unusual stipulation that, “I have not obtained a valid court-issued Order of Protection against Andrea after the date of this will and before the date of my death.” The bulk of her estate, which may be worth more than $100 million once her art and jewels are included, will go to her beloved Carroll Petrie Foundation, which helps rescue dogs, among other philanthropic pursuits. Sources tell us Carroll and Andrea, a former model and daughter of Spanish race car driver Alfonso de Portago, had a difficult relationship and had not seen each other for more than five years before Carroll’s death at 90 on Jan. 22 at her Manhattan home. Perhaps preparing for a will contest, Andrea has hired prominent estates and trust attorney Harvey E. Corn, who has worked on notable cases including the wills of Huguette Clark and Brooke Astor. Corn told us, “There was no order of protection as far as I know when Carroll Petrie died. She and her daughter did have a difficult relationship and hadn’t seen each other in a number of years. It is my understanding that my client did try to see her mother and was prevented from doing so.” However, another source insisted Andrea had not tried to contact her mother in years. Corn said they were asking for prior copies of Carroll’s wills. He added, “We are at an early stage. No decision has been made about challenging any will, we are gathering information.” William Zabel, the power-lawyer who prepared Carroll Petrie’s will, declined to comment. Carroll’s will also leaves $12.5 million each to two granddaughters, $1 million to New York - Presbyterian Hospital, and the rest to her foundation, which has donated to breast cancer research and the Parrish Art Museum in the Hamptons.

Finally, the last bio in this series is about Edna Jane Hurt Yarn, 1st cousin of Carroll McDaniel. Her acomplishments were many and anyone visiting the gorge visitors center at Talullah Falls, Georgia will find that all this is named in her honor.

Jane Hurt was born in Greenville, South Carolina on August 15, 1924, and raised in Scottsboro, Alabama, but the impact of her conservation efforts can be seen on the coast of Georgia, her adopted home state. Her work was vital to the protection of the barrier islands and marshes of Georgia, but also instrumental in national conservation legislature as well. After Jane married Dr. Charles Yarn and settled in Atlanta, she raised three children and was active in local charity work. A trip to the African bush in 1967 sparked her interest in protecting the environment, and when she returned home she spent a year studying preservation issues in Georgia. She was able to lobby against mining on Little Tybee Island, and she focused her energies on protecting the coastal islands and marshes. As a result of her activities, she was asked to serve on the board of the Nature Conservancy in 1969, eventually becoming its first female Vice Chairman. In 1970 she was named Atlanta's Woman of the Year. Jane was more than just a spokesperson for a cause. She and her husband purchased Egg Island, located in the Altamaha River, in one of the first actions taken to preserve the Georgia coast. Today Egg Island, Little Egg Island and Wolf Island make up the Wolf Island National Wildlife Reserve, which is designated a National Wilderness Area. She also worked to protect other coastal islands, including Ossabaw, Cumberland, Wassaw and St. Catherine's Island. Jane founded Save Our Vital Environment (SAVE), which was the first full-timer environmental lobbying organization in the state, and which worked to pass the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act in 1970. In the early 1970's, Jane was honored many times for her passionate conservationism. She received the American Motors Conservation Award in 1971, and the same year was named by Harper's Bazaar Magazine as one of the "100 Women in Touch With Our Times." Jane assisted Jimmy Carter with environmental lobbying when he was governor of Georgia, and after he became President of the United States, he nominated her to serve in Washington as a member of the White House's Council for Environment Quality. It was difficult to spend the week in Washington and see her family only on weekends, but she didn't consider it a sacrifice because she believed so ardently in her work. She was very proud of her role in the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which was one of the many accomplishments of her three year commitment to the CEQ. After her service to President Carter, Jane returned to Atlanta and continued to work on environmental issues with a variety of organizations, including The Wilderness Society, The National Wildlife Federation and the Southern Environmental Law Center. She received the national Nature Conservancy Oak Leaf Award in 1989, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Environmental Council in 1993, the national Common Cause Public Service Award in 1995, and she served on the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Environmental Task Force. Jane Yarn died in 1995 after a long struggle with breast cancer. During her last months, trees were planted in her honor on Lafayette Square across from the White House, and in the Chattahoochee River Park. In addition to those trees, there is other evidence that Jane Yarn's legacy will continue to inspire all who care about nature's delicate balance. Following her death, Governor Zell Miller dedicated the Jane Hurt Yarn Environmental Education Center at Tallulah Gorge State Park in her honor. The Nature Conservancy gives the Jane Hurt Yarn Award to its Outstanding Conservation Volunteer each year. In August, 2007, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources sank a 63' ship off the Georgia coast as an artificial reef. The ship is the Jane Hurt Yarn, named after the woman who helped designate Gray's Reef, to the east of St. Catherine's Island, a sanctuary. This ship will be a research site to learn more about what creatures attach themselves to the vessel, and whether coral and sponges can inhabit an artificial reef.

The Harrison Saga. The information contained in the below article is a very interesting addition to our extensive research into the Ariail Family. As you will note from the family tree historical data files and also the actual family tree, members of the Harrison Family and the Ariail Family had much in common. Lt. Col. Doyce Ariail was very interested in the life of William Henry Harrison Ariail and his adventures in being involved in the Civil War, serving and documenting many of the things which happened. The letters he sent back home, (those recovered) are listed in Book 1 of The Research Diary. Since the sister of William Henry Harrison Ariail, Eliza Mildred Ariail, had descendants who married into the Harrison Family to which the following historical data pertains, I felt it would be most appropriate to document what happened to members of different siblings’ families during this most unfortunate conflict. The following was obtained from historical newspaper articles from the Greenwood County, South Carolina Newspapers. Quote:

Our Old Roads. No. 214. --- The Index-Journal, Greenwood, S. C. 3 Feb 1945. Thomas Perris Wardlaw, son of Robert Henry Wardlaw and Eliza Bowie Wardlaw, was born July 20 and died Nov. 27, 1915 in Augusta. Was Confederate soldier. Never married. Charles Coffin Wardlaw, son of Robert Henry Wardlaw and Eliza Bosie Wardlaw, was (born) Nov. 13, 1848 and died August 4, 1885. Was a Confederate soldier. Married Janie Donnon, daughter of the Rev. A. J. Donnon, of New Orleans. They had no children. In this list of the ten sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry Wardlaw it is worth noting that nine of them were in active service in the Confederate Army while the tenth, who was a cripple, held a civil office in the Confederacy. Mary Eunice Perrin, daughter of Jane Eliza Wardlaw Perrin and Col. Thos. C. Perrin, was born Feb. 16, 1832 and died April 23, 1874. She was married May 16, 1861 to Col. Francis E. Harrison, of Andersonville, son of James Harrison and Sarah Earle Harrison. Col. Harrison was in command of Orr's Rifles and severely wounded at Gaines Mill in 1862. He was born April 23, 1826 and died Nov. 16, 1878. Col. Francis E. Harrison was first married to Anna Ross and they had four children, Elizabeth Harrison, James Harrison, Sarah Harrison, and Antoinette Harrison. Col. Francis E. Harrison and his second wife, Mary Eunice Perrin Harrison had five children, Francis Eugene Harrison, Thomas Perrin Harrison, Jane Wardlaw Harrison, Lewis Clark Harrison, and William Henry Harrison, Col. Francis H. Harrison married third, Elizabeth Perrin Cothran, daughter of John Cothran and Elizabeth Lee Perrin Cothran, of "Millway", and they had one child, Wade Cothran Harrison. Both the Perrin and the Cothran families are identified with the southwestern section of Greenwood counnty, a section yet to be studied. The third child and first son of Jane Eliza Wardlaw Perrin and Col. Thomas C. Perrin was James Wardlaw Perrin, who was born May 8, 1833 and died Dec. 13, 1890. He was graduated from the South Carolina College in 1853 and admitted to the bar the year after. He later engaged in farming at "Cotton Level" plantation in what is now lower Greenwood county. Became captain in Confederate service in Orr's Rifles which was commanded by his uncle, Col. James M. Perrin, killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Col. James M. Perrin was also captain of the first company going from Abbeville into Confederate service, being engaged in the seige of Fort Sumter. Capt. James Wardlaw Perrin became treasurer of Abbeville county in 1876 and served until his death. Married Mary J. Livingston, daughter of Dr. John Livingston and Sarah Amanda Brooks, May 4, 1858. She died Jan. 29, 1874, James Wardlaw Perrin and Mary J. Livingston Perrin had the following children: Thomas Chiles Perrin, John Livingston Perrin, Sarah Amanda Perrin, Jane Eliza Perrin, died young; Mary L. Perrin, died in infancy; Emma Cothran Perrin, James Wardlaw Perrin, and William Frazer Perrin. Emma Chiles Perrin, fourth child and third daughter of Jane Eliza Wardlaw Perrin and Col. Thos. C. Perrin was born Nov. 5, 1834 and died Sept. 20, 1817, She married July 17, 1855, Judge James Sproull Cothran, a son of Wade S. Cothran and F. Elizabeth Sproull Cothran. Wade S. Cothran was a brother of John Cothran, of "Millway" on the Old Charleston road and lived at "Winterseat", where he had in the early nineteenth century a mercantile business, F. Elizabeth Sproull, wife of Wade S. Cothran, was a daughter of James Sproull who built the old place now owned by David Dows and named "Green Pastures" by the former owner, Harry Maxon. Judge James Sproull Cothran was born in the section now known as Mount Vernon Methodist church community, east of "Winterseat", according to the Warlaw Family record by Joseph G. Wardlaw, on August 8, 1830 and died Dec. 5, 1897. According to the Congressional Biography, he was born "near Abbeville." Graduated from the University of Georgia in 1852 and admitted to the bar in 1854. Entered Confederate service as Orderly Sergeant in Company B, of Orr's Rifles, of which his wife's uncle was captain and later Colonel of the regiment. James Sproull Cothran was active in the 1876 campaign and became solicitor of the judicial circuit including Abbeville county, 1876-1881. Was named circuit judge in 1881 and served until 1886 when he was elected to Congress from this district and served until 1890 when he resigned to become State Counsel for the Richmond and Danville railroad system now known as Southern Railway. Judge Cothran located in Greenville and died in 1897. He and his wife are both buried at Long Cane. They had nine children as follows: Rebecca Caldwell Cothran, Thomas Perrin Cothran, Wade Samuel Cothran, Jane Eliza Cothran, died in infancy; Mary Elizabeth Cothran, died in infancy; Hannah Clarke Cothran, James Sproull Cothran, Jr., died in infancy; and William Coalter Cothran. Hannah Clarke Perrin and William Henry Perrin, the fifth and sixth children of Jane Eliza Wardlaw Perrin and Col. Thomas Chiles Perrin never married. The latter graduated from the South Carolina College and entered Confederate service as a member of Co. B. Orr's Rifles, killed at Gaines Mill in 1862. both are buried at Long Cane. Lewis Wardlaw Perrin, seventh child of Jane Eliza Wardlaw and Col. Thomas Chiles Perrin was born May 2, 1839 and died June 25, 1907. Graduated from the South Carolina College in 1858. Captain of Co. C. First S. C. Regiment in Confederate Army. After the war was in the mercantile business in Florida. Returned to Abbeville and admitted to the bar in 1876 and practiced with Thomas Perrin Cothran who was later Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. In 1900 appointed Master in Equity for Abbeville county and served until his death. Married May 21, 1872, Mary Means McCaw, of York. They had the following eight children: Robert McCaw Perrin; Lewis Wardlaw Perrin, died in infancy; Jane Eliza Perrin, Belle Bratton Perrin, Thomas Samuel Perrin, Mary McCaw Perrin, Lewis Wardlaw Perrin, and William Bratton Perrin.

The Index-Journal, Greenwood, South Carolina, 8 Jan 1949. Our Old Roads, No. 387. Before continuing the list of descendants of Colonel Thomas Chiles Perrin and his wife Jane Eliza Wardlaw Perrin, it is in order to make mention of the home of Col. Perrin before he removed to Abbeville. His plantation was known as "Cotton Level". The location of the home site of Col. Thomas C. Perrin ---- ("Cotton Level") --- is on the east side of the old Abbeville-Edgefield (also known as the Old Charleston road), one mile north of the point where this road crosses Hard Labor creek at Winterseat. This was in the area of the Londonborough grants and the origiinal grants along Hard Labor creek were to Conrad Mark, Balker Merk, Christian Zang, Abraham Fritch, Philip Krels, and Johannes Zwilling. When the property changed hands or what became of the original owners is not known. In 1844 Col. Thomas Chlies Perrin bought 765 acres from the estate of Henry Hose including the home site where the present home is located. The home was occupied by James Wardlaw Perrin, son of Col. Thomas Chlies Perrin and was the birthplace of John Livingston Perrin, better known as Captain Jack Perrin, for so long clerk of court of Abbeville county and who died recently. After the death of Col. Thomas Chiles Perrin in 1878 the property was sold and the home site was bought by John W. Chiles who lived there until his death. The home is now owned and occupied by members of the family of John W. Chiles. The present home was built some time prior to the War Between the States, but the exact time is not known. Resuminng the list of descendants of Col. Francis E. Harrison, of Andersonville in Anderson county, and his second wife, Mary Eunice Perrin, daughter of Col. Thomas Chiles Perrin and Jane Wardlaw Perrin, the children of Col. Harrison by his first wife should be listed. Col. Harrison married first Anna Ross and they had four children as follows: Elizabeth Harrison died single; James Harrison married Martha Cunningham; Sarah Harrison married Joseph G. Cunningham; Antoinette Harrison married E. Preston Earle. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Cunningham had six children. Col. Frances E. Harrison and his second wife, Mary Eunice Perrin Harrison had the following five children: Frances Eugene Harrison Jr.; Thomas Perrin Harrison; Jane Wardlaw Perrin; Lewis Clark Harrison; and William Henry Harrison, who died single. The other four children married as follows: Francis Eugene Harrison Jr., M. D., born Jan. 9, 1863 and died June 15, 1931. He was graduated from the Medical School of New York City University in 1888 and located in Abbeville for the practice of his profession. He became one of the leading physicians of this section and was a prominent business man of Abbeville. In 1900 he was elected president of The Farmers Bank of Abbeville to succeed the late William H. Parker and served as head of that bank for many years. Dr. Harrison was also prominent in Masonry and had served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina as well as having held other high Masonic offices. Dr. Harrison married first Edna Tusten, of Abbeville, Aprill 27, 1892. They had one son, Francis E. Harrison, III. Mrs. Harrison died Feb. 5, 1901. Dr. Harrison married second Olivia Ingram, of Manning, April 29, 1907. They had four children, Margaret L. Harrison, John R. Harrison, Jane E. Harrison and Lewis C. Harrison. Thomas Perrin Harrison, second child of Col. Frances E. Harrison and his wife Mary Eunice Perrin was born Oct. 11, 1864. He was graduated from The Citadel in 1886, and according to his sketch in Who's Who in America, received his Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins. He was professor of English at The Citadel, at Clemson, at Davidson, and at North Carolina State College where he was serving when he retired some years ago. He was a member of several scholarship societies. Dr. Thomas Perrin Harrison married Adelaide (Della) Leftwich on Jan. 9, 1894 and they had the folllowing four children: James L. Harrison, Thomas Perrin Harrison, Jr., Florence L. Harrison and Lewis W. Harrison. Lewis Clark Harrison, third son of Col. Francis E. Harrison and his wife Mary Eunice Perrin Harrison, was born Feb. 28, 1868, married Mable Seay Dec. 2, 1896. He was a banker and helped organize the Peoples National Bank in Rock Hill, later was associated with the Southern Power company in Charlotte and died in that city July 27, 1911. They had one child Mabel Harrison. Jane ("Jennie") Wardlaw Harrison, only daughter of Col. Francis E. Harrison and his second wife Mary Eunice Perrin Harrison, was born May 25th 1866; married Wade Rushton Cothran, son of Capt. Wade E. Cothran, Feb. 24, 1896. He was born Nov. 23, 1866 and died June 19, 1919. She died March 17, 1946. Mrs. Cothran established a large wholesale grocery company in Greenwood which he managed. They had the following children: Wade R. Cothran Jr., Francis E. Cothran, Mary Perrin Cothran Calloway, Annie Lee Cothran, and William H. ("Billy") Cothran. Both of the two older boys, Wade R., Jr. and Francis E. Cothran were graduates of West Point. Wade R. Cothran Jr., was the first native of Greenwood county to graduate from West Point. It was in 1918 that he finished, having previous to his appointment graduated from The Citadel. He was a business man in Manila when the Japs started the war on the United States. He entered service and was soon designated a Major. Major Cothran was captured in the fall of Bataan and along with some sixteen hundred prisoners of war was being transported to Japan when the vessel was struck by a bomb and sunk. Most of the prisoners were drowned in this attack on Dec. 15, 1944. His mother and family here did not know his fate until July 30, 1945. Major Cothran's name is carried in the files of the War Department as "Killed in Action". The second brother, Capt. Francis E. Cothran, U. S. A., Retired, was retired with that rank. He lives in Los Angeles. William H. Harrison, youngest child of Col. Francis E. Harrison and Mary Eunice Perrin Harrison, was born Aug. 8, 1870 and was a succesful merchant in Anderson. Died single. The third child of Col. Thomas Chiles Perrin and his wife Jane Wardlaw Perrin was James Wardlaw Perrin who, as previously stated, lived at "Cotton Level", a plantation owned by Col. Thos. C. Perrin. James Wardlaw Perrin was born May 8, 1833. He married Mary Livingston May 4, 1853. He died Dec. 13, 1891 and she died in 1874. They had eight children. Unquote.

Marie Louise Ariail – First Ariail Born In North America.

From time to time, I find it interesting to expand the Research Diary Books with articles that come to my knowledge. Since I had not heretofore included much pertaining to these ancient cousins, I thought it would be interesting to include a couple of skits about some of her descendants. Let me preface the articles with a little history about who Marie Louise Ariail was. She was born on 15 Dec 1761, at Quebec, Notre-Dame, Canada. I have been to the church where she was baptized and also been to the area where her father lived which was at the base of a long winding road descending from the city to the “gate of the city” at the base of the incline near the St. Lawrence River. Marie Louise, as I have already said, was the first Ariail born in all North American. She had a sister named Mary Anne Ariail who was the 2nd Ariail ever born in North America. Marie Louise grew to maturity, which was a challenge during those early days, and was the mother of 18 children. Most of them perished in their youth. Her sister, Mary Anne also grew to maturity and was the mother of 17 children. Marie Louise Ariails’ son, Pierre Isaac Terrien, born 20 Dec 1796, made his way to Mackinac Island, Michigan and married an Indian lady by the name of Angelique Majibinikwe and fathered 10 children that we so far know about. It is from one of these children that the skits below belong. Enjoy.

ANGELINE CATHERINE SQUIRES

Michigan Girl Returns Home After Dancing Before Kings. Tiny Clawson Trouper Tells Impressions of the Duke and Wallie, Also. Clawson, Mich., Jan. 6---Angeline Squires, a veteran international adagio dancer at 23, returned to Clawson for the holidays after a triumphant thirty-month tour of Europe on which she entertained several kings in command performances. Miss Squires spent two weeks with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Squires of 285 Massoit Ave., before going to Chicago this week to arrange a new tour. She will return for a few days before appearing in New York and on another European tour. The slim black-haired dancer, who weighs less than 100 pounds and is but five feet tall, began dancing at the age of 10 and left Clawson High School at the age of 13 to join a dance troupe in New York. For two years she has been a member of the dance team of Angeline and Berinoff. "Yes, I danced for kings and even for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor," she recalls. "Berinoff and I performed for the King and Queen of Denmark, the King of Sweden, King Carol of Rumania and other royalty." Miss Squires danced for Mrs. Wallis Simpson at Cannes before the American married the Duke of Windsor. "I think Wallie looks sad, but nevertheless she is really beautiful," Miss Squires said. Of the Duke of Windsor, Miss Squires recalled that she danced for him before he abdicated and that after her number, he sent a note inquiring her age. "I retorted that he was a nosey old thing," she laughed. Miss Squires has but one major worry--her diet. Her grandmother said that she went through strenuous exercises daily and refused to eat fattening foods. She has collected dolls in native costume from the 25 countries she visited, autographs, photographs and various kinds of money. The dancer says she is not interested in Hollywood offers and is eager to return to Europe for new series of performances.

The next skit pertains to her father. It seems that entire family lowed adventure and succeeded in performing difficult tasks which most of us would have probably not attempted. The man’s name is Bert Leightner Squires who was married to Florence Angeline Terrien. NOTE: It should be noted that the family at some point changed the spelling of their name. It was originally “Terrien” in Canada, and I still list it as such in all my documents. However, it was spelled “Therrien” “Therrian”, etc. after they migrated south. This was not uncommon as many of the peoples of that time were not well educated and the name was often spelled the way the person keeping records heard it pronounced. As an example, in upper state New York, one line of the family Ariail eventually spelled the name “Oryall”. That spelling of the name for that line of the family still stands today. A couple of the Oryall family line have attended the Ariail Family Reunion and fellowshipped with us in the past. Enjoy the article about Bert Leightner Squires below:

Dog Team and Plane Used Across Straits. Michigan's oldest means of transportation, the dog team, is competing this month with airplane service to Mackinac Island from St. Ignace, across the Straits of Mackinac. The first "train," as the pioneer Frenchman called it, left Mackinac Island December 29 with Levi Chapman and Ted Hammond in charge of six dogs, taking a roundabout route over the ice, which was none too safe. They returned the following day with a load of provisions in a roaring snowstorm. On the same day Ted Hammond piloted to the island from St. Ignace a Waco plane fitted with skiis suitable for landing on harbor ice. Daily trips are being made with the mail, freight and passengers. A total of 4,500 pounds of cargo was carried on the first six trips. The first plane passengers were Miss Catherine Donnelly, Bert Squires and L. V. Vandenberg, all of Mackinac Island. A six-place cabin ship is being placed on daily schedule. The Ojibway Indians were the inventors of the dog train, which was the Upper Peninsula's only winter means of transportation for many decades after the coming of the first white man. The drivers always carried snowshoes, as they were compleled to spend much of their time walking beside their loads. In the old fur trading days millions of dollars worth of furs and peltries were transported by dog train across the straits to Mackinac Island, where the American Fur company had its headquarters.

CONCLUSION. Well for this year this concludes the history that has been researched on the Ariail Family. It is by no means complete, just a continuation of a process that it is hoped will continue with each coming year and each recurring generation. Someone is challenged to take up the torch, and continue the process, in order that America and the world will know whom the Ariail Family are. In so saying this, I have often asked myself the question, "Who are the Ariail Family? And always a resounding reverberation fills my soul that we are America. This reply had left me distraught and completely isolated of thought until I again asked myself for an explanation of my intellectual ponderings. Then and only then did a still small voice, much as the whisper of an evening breeze, fill my soul in the warmth of its comfort with the following illusion. Oh, are you so feeble of mind and wanting for wisdom not to understand? America is our young men who have gone off to war to satisfy the desire of their convictions and can utter such phrases as the young Ariail soldier (Harvey O. Ariail) that said "tell all the young men to come, we can never let the enemy walk upon our beautiful land". America is like the young soldier, Henry Thomas Gillespie, son of Mary Climelia Ariail, who returned to the land of his ancestor’s nativity in a gallant effort to liberate them from German occupation. We know that he paid the ultimate price and his blood has enriched the soil of our ancient homeland; his marker stands as a memorial and fitting reminder to a land, which once persecuted his forefathers for their religious beliefs. America is our farmers who have toiled and suffered the hardships of nature, disease and fate to eke a living from the soil from whence we came and from their bounty feed the masses that depend upon them so heavily. America is the workers who man our factories, the shoemakers, the truckers and the railroad men who transport our produce. America is our teachers, professors and our doctors who provide us with the benefit of their intellect and care for our sick. America is our preachers and ministers who impart to us our spiritual growth and counseling in time of need. America is also family and neighbors, who without request or compensation, will hitch horse to buggy and ride all night to inform grandparents of a tragedy such as occurred when Walter H. Ariail died from a broken neck while playing with a friend in the cotton seed bin. But most of all, America is our mothers who sustain our generations by the pains of birth and care for our youth. What pride they must have for their children as demonstrated by Nancy Lesley Ariail who proudly carries the inscription on her headstone "Mother of Methodist Ministers". What anguish and mental devastation, what life-long heartbreaking consequences must have occurred as Virginia L. Ariail placed her children side by side in the Ariail Cemetery, John, James, Rachael&Rebecca, and then Margaret. This was so great a loss, five children, and then there is another stone there, V.A. Hester, -- is this a sixth child she lost, God forbid. Yes, America is our joys and our sorrows, our aspirations and our dreams; America is what we as individuals make it. And then, as though a thousand fingers of light exploded within my soul, I understood. The Ariail Family is America. We are all of this and more we have set the standard and stood tall in the various faces of adversity. We have set an example, both moral and personal for all to emulate and have carried the banner high for succeeding generations to pick up and bear. Yes, we are America, we are the very heart and soul of America, and we must always set an example that will attest to this conviction. Then when we say, God Bless America, we are saying, God Bless the Ariail Family, because we are America.